Question

A candle maker plans to make 30 orange candles. She mixes wax to create a specific shade of orange. The ratio of each color in her mixture is shown below: 2 parts red wax 5 parts yellow wax 3 parts white wax. The candle maker needs 1 quart of orange wax for every 6 candles . How much yellow wax will the candle maker need to make all 30 candles ?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1 quart of wax makes 6 candles

If 30 candles is to be made then 5 quart of wax is needed

The quart is made up of

2 part of red

5 parts of yellow

3 Parts of white

Total= 10 part to make the Orange shade

We knew Yellow is 5 part out of 10 part as written up

Hence, yellow will be 2.5 part in 5 quart