Question

An art class contains 87 jars of paint. One third of the paint colors is red the remaining two thirds is purple.what is the ratio of purple paint to red paint.

Answer 1

Solution :-

⅓ are red

So,

No. of red colors = 1/3 × 87 = 29

No. of purple colors = 2/3 × 87 = 2 × 29 = 58

So,

Ratio = 58:29

Ratio = 2:1

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Answer 2

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Answer:

2 : 1

Explanation:

purple : red = (2/3) : (1/3) = 2 : 1

The ratio of purple paint to red paint is 2 : 1.