Question #297294

To make a certain household paint, you need to mix 3/4L of white paint, 15ml of red paint and 10ml of yellow paint. If you need a total volume of 31 litres of this paint, how much of each colour must you mix?


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Expert's answer
2022-02-14T16:16:56-0500
34(1000 mL)=750 mL\dfrac{3}{4}(1000\ mL)=750\ mL750+15+10=775(mL)750+15+10=775(mL)

Divide by 5


150 parts+3 parts+2 parts=155 parts150\ parts+3\ parts+2\ parts=155\ parts

The paint mixture as a ratio is 150:3:2.150:3:2.


31 L31\ L corresponds to 155 parts155\ parts

0.2 L0.2\ L corresponds to 1 part1\ part

You need to mix 30 L of white paint with 0.6 L of red paint and 2 L yellow paint to obtain 31 litres of this paint


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