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Arnie is mixing red and yellow paints to make two different shades of orange. To make 1 cup of dark orange​ paint, he needs 7 ounces of red paint and 1 ounce of yellow paint. To make 2 cups of light orange​ paint, he needs 13 ounces of yellow paint and 3 ounces of red paint. Answer parts a and b.

a. Arnie buys a​ 32-oz can of red paint. Does he have enough red paint to make 3 cups of dark orange paint and 3 cups of light orange​ paint? Explain.
Yes.
The 3 cups of dark orange paint require
21
21 ​ounce(s) of red​ paint, and the 3 cups of light orange paint require
9
4.5 ​ounce(s) of red paint. Arnie needs
30
25.5 ​ounce(s) of red paint in​ total, so the​ 32-oz can is
enough.
​(Type integers or​ decimals.)
b. Arnie decides to make 3 cups of dark orange paint and 3 cups of light orange paint. How many ounces of yellow paint does he​ need?
Arnie needs
4216
nothing ​ounce(s) of yellow paint. The 3 cups of dark orange require
3
3 ​ounce(s) of yellow​ paint, and the 3 cups of light orange require
391313
nothing ​ounce(s) of yellow paint.
​(Type integers or​ decimals.)

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Answer:

Arnie is mixing red and yellow paints to make two different shades of orange. To make 1 cup of dark orange​ paint, he needs 7 ounces of red paint and 1 ounce of yellow paint. To make 2 cups of light orange​ paint, he needs 13 ounces of yellow paint and 3 ounces of red paint. Answer parts a and b.

a. Arnie buys a​ 32-oz can of red paint. Does he have enough red paint to make 3 cups of dark orange paint and 3 cups of light orange​ paint? Explain.

Yes.

No.

The 3 cups of dark orange paint require

nothing ​ounce(s) of red​ paint, and the 3 cups of light orange paint require

nothing ​ounce(s) of red paint. Arnie needs

nothing ​ounce(s) of red paint in​ total, so the​ 32-oz can is

enough.

not enough.

Explanation:

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Answer:

Integers and decimals

Explanation:

Soorry im too lazy to read all this

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