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George is making brown paint he wants to make brown paint he must mix purple and yellow paint together in a 1:1 ratio. In order to make purple he must mix red and blue paint together at a ratio of 2 quarts red to 1 quart of blue. How many quarts of yellow does he need

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Answer:

3/4 quarts of yellow paint is needed

Explanation:

From the question, we are told that:

In order to make purple he must mix red and blue paint together at a ratio of 2 quarts red to 1 quart of blue.

3 quart of Purple paint mix requires 2quarts of red paint and 1 quart of blue paint.

We are also told that:

When George wants to make brown paint he must mix purple and yellow paint together in a 1:1 ratio.

This means 1 Purple paint to 1 Yellow paint

4/4 quarts of Yellow paint = 1 yellow paint

3/4 quarts of Yellow paint = 3/4 quarts of purple paint

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