Question

Mr cleaver mixes 1.24liters of red paint with 3 times as much blue paint to make purple paint. She pours the paint equally into 5 containers. How much blue paint is in each container? Give answer in liters

Answer 1

Amount of red paint = 1.24 liters

Amount of blue paint =
`3 * 1.24` = 3.72 liters

Red and blue paints are mixed together and poured into 5 containers.

Amount of blue paint in 5 containers = 3.72 liters

We have to determine the amount of blue paint in each container,

Amount of blue paint in each container =
`3.72 / 5`

= 0.744 liter

Therefore, 0.74 liter of blue paint is in each container.