Question

5. Chelsea is mixing her favorite hue of purple paint. Her mixture requires 5 ounces of red and 8 ounces of

blue. She accidentally pours in 6 ounces of red paint. How much blue paint will she need to pour into
her mixing bowl?
[A] 8 oz
[B] 9 oz
[C] 902
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Write a proportion.

5 / 8 = 6 / x

Cross multiply.

5x = 48

Divide.

x = 9.6

She will need 9.6 ounces of blue paint.