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A certain color paint should have a mix of blue and green in a ratio of 5:2. If a house painter needs to use 8 gallons of green paint, how many gallons of blue paint should he m…

A certain color paint should have a mix of blue and green in a ratio of 5:2. If a house painter needs to use 8 gallons of green paint, how many gallons of blue paint should he m…
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A certain color paint should have a mix of blue and green in a ratio of 5:2. If a house painter needs to use 8 gallons of green paint, how many gallons of blue paint should he mix with it in order to obtain the right color?

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Simple, 2x4=8 so 5x4=20 which means that he needs 20 gallons of blue paint. 20:8

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