Question

Henry needs 2 pints of red paint and 3 pints of yellow paint to get a specific shade orange. If he uses 9 pints of yellow paint and wants the same orange color, how many pints of paint will he need altogether. Explain how you know

Answer 1

15 pints of paint 6 red 9 yellow

Explanation:

3x3=9 so 9 yellow pints

and 2x3=6 so 6 red pints

6+9=15 so 15 pints of paint in total