Question

Benji is creating a painting. He has 3/4 of a tube of red paint and 5/12 of a tube of blue paint. He plans to mix what’s left in both tubes to make a purple color. How much of the purple paint will he have?

Answer ASAP

Answer 1

Solution: 1 1/6 tubes of paint worth of purple

Step by step solution:
3/4*3/3=9/12 -making common denominator
5/12+9/12=14/12 -setting up equation and solving
14/12=1 2/12= 1 1/6 -simplifying
Hope that helps :)