Question

Jacob mixes 1/3 cup of yellow paint for every 1/5 cup of blue paint to make green paint. How many cups of yellow paint are needed for 1 cup of blue paint?

A. 2/3 cups

B. 1/2 cups

C. 1 1/2 cups

D. 1 2/3 cups

Answer 1

1 2/3 cups

Step-by-step Explanation:

If Jacob uses 1/3 cup of yellow paint for every 1/5 cup of blue paint to make green paint.

If he needed one cup of blue paint he would have to get 5, 1/5 cups for get a full cup.

So if he needed 1/3 cup of yellow paint for every 1/5 cup of blue paint he would also need to get 5, 1/3 cups of yellow paint. Which would leave him with 5/3 cups of yellow paint, which simplifies to 1 2/3 cups of yellow paint and 1 cup of blue paint.