Question

A mixture of green frosting contains 12 drops of yellow food coloring and 8 drops of blue food coloring. If you want to make the same shade of green frosting using 48 drops of yellow food coloring, how much blue food coloring would you need?

Answer 1

Answer:

32 drops of blue food coloring is needed

Step-by-step explanation:

If :

12 drops of yellow food coloring = 8 drops of blue food coloring.

48 drops of yellow food coloring = x

Cross Multiply

12 drops × x = 48 drops × 8 drops

x = 48 drops × 8 drops/12 drops

x = 32 drops of blue food coloring.

If you want to make the same shade of green frosting using 48 drops of yellow food coloring, you would be needing 32 drops of blue food coloring