Question

Henry needs 2 pints of red paint and 3 pints or yellow paint to get a specific shade or orange. If he uses 9 pints of yellow paint and wants the same orange color, how many punts of paint will he need together?
Explain how you know

Answer 1

2/3 = x/9
cross multiply and divide to find x. 9*2=18.......18/3=6. He would need 6 pints of red paint

Answer 2

2+3=5 pints
8 pints red+9 pints yellow= 17 pints orange