Question

sheila mixed 3 ounces of blue paint with 2 ounces of yellow paint. she decided to create 20 ounces of the same mixture. how many ounces of yellow paint does she need for the new mixture?

Answer 1

The mixture is 3 oz blue + 2 oz yellow = 5 oz green.

So, 5 goes into 20, 4 times..

Good luck!

Answer 2

The recipe is 3 oz blue + 2 oz yellow = 5 oz green.

So 20 oz of green requires the ingredients to be multiplied by 4.

12 oz blue + 8 oz. yellow = 20 oz. green

Or 20 ounces