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Jacob mixes ⅓ cup of yellow paint for every ⅕ cup of blue paint to make green paint. How many cups of yellow paint are needed for 1 cup of blue paint?

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Answer:


(5)/(3) cups

Explanation:

Jacob mixes
(1)/(3) cup of yellow paint for every
(1)/(5) cup of blue paint to make green paint.

The ratio of yellow paint to blue paint =
(1)/(3) : (1)/(5)

= 5:3


(1)/(5) cup of blue paint =
(1)/(3) cup of yellow paint

1 cup of blue paint =
(1)/(3) ÷
(1)/(5) cup of yellow paint


(1)/(3) ÷
(1)/(5)


(5)/(3)

Hence, For 1 cup of blue paint needed
(5)/(3) cups of yellow paint.

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