Question

The Green Goober, a wildly unpopular superhero, mixes 333 liters of yellow paint with 555 liters of blue paint to make 888 liters of special green paint for his costume.

Answer 1

y=3/5b

Explanation:

Answer 2

The amount of yellow paint needed to make g liters of green paint is;

y = 3/8 × g = (3/8)g

The amount of blue paint needed to make g liters of green paint is;

b = 5/8 × g= (5/8)g

And;

g = y + b = (3/8)g + (5/8)g

Completed question:

The green goober, a wildly unpopular superhero, mixes 3 liters of yellow paint with 5 liters of blue paint to make 8 liters of special green paint for his costume. write an equation that relates the amounts (in liters) of yellow paint (y) and blue paint (b) is needed to make the green goober's special green paint.

Explanation:

Let g represent the amount of green paint made;

Green paints are made from a mixture of blue and yellow paint.

g = y + b

For, 8 liters of green paint, we need 3 liters of yellow paint and 5 liters of blue paint.

Ratio of yellow to green = 3/8

Ratio of blue to green = 5/8

The amount of yellow paint needed to make g liters of green paint is;

y = 3/8 × g = (3/8)g

The amount of blue paint needed to make g liters of green paint is;

b = 5/8 × g= (5/8)g

And;

g = y + b = (3/8)g + (5/8)g