Question

Mike mixes paint at a hardware store. A certain shade of orange paint is made by

mixing white, red, and yellow paint in a ratio of 4 to 3 to 2. If Mike wants to make 3
gallons of paint that is this shade of orange, how many gallons of red paint will he
need?

Answer 1

Answer: 1 gallon

Step-by-step explanation:

white: red: yellow

4 : 3 : 2

total units: 9 units

total amount: 3 gallons

one unit: 3/9

= 1/3

no of units of red: 3 units

amount of paint needed: 1/3 x 3

= 1 gallon