Question

Marc mixes blue and yellow paint to make his favorite shade of green, which he'll use to paint his house. He has 14 cans of blue paint and 20 cans of yellow paint when he starts.

He wants the same green color every time he mixes, so the amounts of blue and yellow must always be proportional to the original mixture.

On day 1, he mixes 4 cans of blue and 6 cans of yellow.
On day 2, he mixes 6 cans of blue and 9 cans of yellow.

Fill in the blanks to find the highest number of cans of each color Marc can mix to make the same shade of green on day 3.

Answer 1

In the simplest form, the ratio of blue paint to yellow paint is 2 : 3.

The number of blue paint he  used on the first and second day is 10.

The number of yellow paint he  used on the first and second day is 15.

On the third day, the highest number of can of blue paint he can use is 2

On the third day, the highest number of can of yellow paint he can use is 3.

What is the highest number of blue and yellow paint he can use?

The ratio of blue paint to yellow paint can be determined by determining the simplest form of the paints used: 4 : 6 = 2: 3

Total blue paint used on the first and second day = 4 + 6 = 10

Blue cans remaining = 14 - 10 = 4

Total yellow paint used on the first and second day = 6 + 9 = 15 cans

Yellow cans remaining = 20 - 15 = 5 cans

Maximum ratio of blue and yellow cans that can be used is 2 : 3.

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