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Lyle creates a peach dye by mixing 8 ounces of white dye with 5 ounces of orange dye. He wants to know how much orange dye he needs to use if he needs a total of 195 ounces of peach dye.

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Answer: 121.875 ounces of orange dye

Step-by-step explanation: 8 ÷ 195 = 24.375

24.375 x 5 = 121.875

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