Question

Henry needs 2 pints of red paint and 3 pints of yellow paint to get a specific shade of 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

Henry will need a total of 15 pints of paint. The 3 pints of yellow were multiplied by 3 to get 9 total, so 2 pints of red would be multiplied by 3 to get 6 total.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

15 pints of paint

Explanation:

2r + 3y = orange

9/3 = 3

3*2 = 6

6+9 = 15 pints