Question

Green paint can be made by mixing yellow and blue paint in a 2 : 5 ratio

What fraction of the green paint is yellow paint? Give your answer in its
simplest form.

Answer 1

2/7

Explanation:

there's seven parts in green (2 yellow and 5 blue)

two of them are yellow

so 2/7 is the fraction

(seven is prime so it's already in simplest form.)