To make a certain shade of green paint, mix 2/3 cup of yellow paint and 3/4 cup of blue paint. to make 17 cups of green paint using this mixture how many cups of yellow paint and blue paint will i need?

You will need 8 cups of yellow paint

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio between the cup of yellow paint to the cup of blue paint to

make a certain shade of green is 2/3 : 3/4

That means to make a certain the shade of green you must mix 2/3 cup

of yellow paint and 3/4 cup of blue paint

We need to know how many cups of yellow paint and blue paint will

need to make 17 cups of a green paint

∵    yellow paint    :    blue paint    :    green paint

         2/3               :        3/4            :     2/3 + 3/4

∵

∴ The ratio between the three colors is

∵ The number of green cups is 17

∴ = yellow : blue : 17

By using cross multiplication between yellow paint and green paint

∴ * yellow cups

Divide both sides by

∴ yellow cups =

∴ You will need 8 cups of yellow paint

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step-by-step explanation:

answer 1 : option "c"

answer 2 : option "d"

answer 3 : option "b"

answer 4 : option "d"

answer 5 : option "b"

answer 6 : option "a"

answer 7 : option "c"

answer 8 : option "d"

answer 9 : option "c"

answer 10 : option "d"

answer 11 : option "c"

answer 12 option "b"

answer 13 option "c"

answer 14 option "c"

answer 15 option "d"

answer 16 option "a"

answer 17 option "b"

answer 18 option "c"

answer 19 option "a"

answer 20 option "a"

answer 21 option "c"

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