Question

An artist mixes paint to make new colors.

She uses 1/3 cup of red paint and 1/3 cup of yellow paint to make a batch of orange paint.
If the artist has 2 cups of red paint available and 3 cups of yellow paint available, how many batches of orange paint can she make?
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Answer 1

6 batches of orange paint can be made.

Explanation:

2 cups of red paint can go to 6 cups of 1/3 a batch of red paint, and 3 cups of yellow paint can go to 9 cups of 1/3 a batch of yellow paint.

She then combines 6 cups of 1/3 cups of red paint with 6 cups of 1/3 cups of yellow paint. The reason it is not 9 is that she doesn't have 3 extra 1/3 cups of red paint.

6 batches of orange paint can be made, with 3 extra 1/3 cups of yellow paint.