Question

To make purple paint, Sofia mixes 1 1/6 cups blue paint and 1/3 cup red paint. How much red paint does Sofia need to make 4 cups of purple paint?​

Answer 1

Sofia needs 1 1/3 cups of red paint to make 4 cups of purple paint.

Step-by-step explanation:

To make 4 cups of purple paint, Sofia needs to mix 4 times the amount of the original mixture. Therefore, to find how much red paint is needed, we can multiply 1/3 cup by 4:

1/3 cup * 4 = 4/3 cups

So, Sofia needs 4/3 cups or 1 1/3 cups of red paint to make 4 cups of purple paint.

Answer 2

1 1/3 cups of red paint.