Question

Tina's favorite shade of teal is made with

7
ounces of blue paint for every
5
ounces of green paint. Tyler's favorite shade of teal is made with
5
ounces of blue paint for every
7
ounces of green paint.
How does Tina's favorite shade of teal compare to Tyler's favorite shade of teal?
Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A)
Tina's favorite shade is more blue than Tyler's.

(Choice B)
Tina's favorite shade is more green than Tyler's.

(Choice C)

The two colors are the same.

Answer 1

Choice A (which is that Tina’s favorite shade is more blue than Tyler’s) is correct

Answer 2

(Choice A) Tina's favorite shade is bluer than Tyler's.

Explanation:

`\text{Tina's ratio} = \frac{\text{7 blue}}{\text{5 green}}\\\text{Tyler's ratio} = \frac{\text{5 blue}}{\text{7 green}}`

If they each use 12 oz of paint, Tina uses 7 oz of blue and Tyler uses 5 oz.

Tina's paint is bluer than Tyler's.

The colors below are Tina's teal, the "official" teal, and Tyler's teal.