Question

In order to make green paint a 2:3 ratio of blue paint and yellow paint is used.If there are 30 ounces of green paint how many ounces of blue paint was needed

Answer 1

There are 30 ounce of green paint 18 ounces blue paint was needed.

Explanation:

Given that,

In order to make green paint a 2:3 ratio of blue paint and yellow paint is used.

Assume 2x blue paint and 3x yellow paint required to make 30 ounce of green paint.

According to the problem,

2x+3x=30

⇒5x=30

`\Rightarrow x=\frac {30}{5}`

⇒ x=6

The amount of blue paint is = 2×6

=12 ounces

The amount yellow paint is = (3×6)

= 18 ounces

There are 30 ounce of green paint 18 ounces blue paint was needed.