Question

In art class students are mixing blue and red paint to make purple paint. Amelia mixes 9 cups of blue paint and 4 cups of red paint. Aaron mixes 13 cups of blue paint and 6 cups of red paint. Use Amelia and Aaron’s percent of blue paint to determine whose purple paint will be bluer.

Amelia percent of blue paint (to nearest whole number) =

%

Aaron percent of blue paint (to nearest whole number) =

%

Amelia’s purple paint will be bluer.

Aaron’s purple paint will be bluer.

The two purple paints will be equally blue.


attempt 2 out of 2

Answer 1

Answer: Amelia's purple paint will be bluer.

Explanation:

To determine whose purple paint will be bluer, we can calculate the percentages of blue paint in Amelia and Aaron's mixtures.

Amelia's percentage of blue paint:

Total cups of paint = 9 cups of blue + 4 cups of red = 13 cups

Percentage of blue paint = (9 cups / 13 cups) * 100% ≈ 69.23% ≈ 69%

Aaron's percentage of blue paint:

Total cups of paint = 13 cups of blue + 6 cups of red = 19 cups

Percentage of blue paint = (13 cups / 19 cups) * 100% ≈ 68.42% ≈ 68%

Amelia's purple paint has a higher percentage of blue paint (69%) compared to Aaron's purple paint (68%). Therefore, Amelia's purple paint will be bluer.