Answer:
- 8 gallons yellow
- 12 gallons blue
Explanation:
If shade B of green is 2 parts yellow and 3 parts blue, you want to know the number of gallons of yellow and blue required to make 20 gallons of shade B.
Parts
The sum of the parts of shade B is 2 + 3 = 5. Of those, 2 are yellow and 3 are green. This means the number of gallons of these colors required will be ...
yellow: (2/5)×20 gallons = 8 gallons
blue: (3/5)×20 gallons = 12 gallons
8 gallons of yellow and 12 gallons of blue went into 20 gallons of shade B.
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