Question

Alejandro mixes white and blue paint to make his favorite shade of light blue,

which he'll use to paint his house. He has 9 cans of white paint and 20 cans of
blue paint when he starts.
He wants the same shade of light blue every time he mixes, so the amounts of
white and blue must always be proportional to the original mixture.
On day 1, he mixes 4 cans of white and 8 cans of blue.
On day 2, he mixes 3 cans of white and 6 cans of blue.
Fill in the blanks to find the highest number of cans of each color
Alejandro can mix to make the same shade of light blue on day 3.
2 of 4 QUESTIONS
In simplest form, the ratio of white paint to blue paint in the mixture is
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On days 1 and 2, Alejandro uses a total of

Answer 1

Ratio of white to blue paint: 1/2

On days 1 and 2, Alejandro uses a total of: 7 cans of white paint and 14 cans of blue paint which equals 21 cans all together.

Answer 2

Answer: In the simplest form the ratio to blue paint is “1/2”

On days 1&2 Alejandro uses a total of

“7” cans of white paint and

“14” cans of blue paint

Before mixing on day 3 Alejandro has

“2” cans of white paint and

“6” cans of blue paint left

Day 3’s mixture must use the same simplified ratio of white to blue as the other two days .Alejandro can use

“2” cans of white paint and

“4” cans of blue paint

Explanation: