(from unit 4 lesson 1)
5. a type of green paint is made by mixing 2 cups of yellow with 3.5 cups of blue.
a. find a mixture that will make the same shade of green but a smaller amount.
b. find a mixture that will make the same shade of green but a larger amount.
findami

a. 1 cup of yellow and 1.75 cups of blue

b. 4 cups of yellow and 7 cups of blue

Step-by-step explanation:

a. We can multiply both sides of this ratio by an number of our choice to get an equivalent ratio. 2:3.5 = 1: 1.75. (We are multiplying by 1/2)

b. 2 : 3.5 = 4 : 7 (We are multiplying by 2)

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