Question

To make a specific shade of green paint, Timia mixes 2 cups of blue paint with 10 cups of yellow point. How many cups of yellow paint should she mix with one cup of blue paint to make the same shade of green.

Answer 1

1 cup of blue paint required 5 cups of yellow paints

Explanation:

Given

2 cups of blue = 10 cups of yellow

Required

Determine the number of cups of yellow for 1 cup of blue paint

The given parameter shows a linear relationship between paints of blue and paints of yellow

We have:

2 cups of blue = 10 cups of yellow

Multiply both sides by 0.5

0.5* 2 cups of blue = 0.5* 10 cups of yellow

1 cup of blue = 5 cups of yellow

Hence;

1 cup of blue paint required 5 cups of yellow paints