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Micah mixed 5 ounces of yellow paint with 11 ounces of blue paint. What is the ratio of blue paint to the total amount of paint that Micah used? Write the ratio using a colon and no spaces.

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Answer:

5:16

Explanation:

The amount of blue paint is 5 oz

The total amount of paint is 16 oz

Make these numbers a ratio of blue to total

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Answer: 11:16

Step-by-step explanation: 11 ounces of blue paint: the total number ounces of paint (adding blue and yellow)

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