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A painter is making a shade of purple paint by mixing 2 cups of red for every 12 cup of blue. If the painter makes 15 cups of purple paint, how many cups of blue were used?

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User Wolfack
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Answer: 180 Step By Step: I could be wrong but the original ratio is 2:12, so we would need to multiply by 15 on both sides which would equal 30:180
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User Schadenfreude
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Answer:

848

Explanation:

9-9

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User Oshane
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