39.1k views
3 votes
To make the color purple, Jamal’s art teacher instructed him to mix equal parts of red paint and blue paint. To make a different shade of purple, the ratio of red paint to blue paint is 2:1. What does the ratio 2:1 mean?

1 Answer

7 votes

Answer:

It signifies how much red paint you should have relatively with the blue paint.

Explanation:

Let us say one drop is a unit. This means that for every two red drops of paint, you should add one blue drop of paint.

User Sensei James
by
8.3k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.