Question

A color called “shocking pink” is made by mixing red paint with white paint. The ratio of red to white is 2 to 7. How much red paint should be mixed with 16 fl. oz of white paint?

Answer 1

To solve this you can multiply the white paint by $\frac{2}{7}$ to find the amount of red paint to add which is 32/7 oz or roughly 4.5 oz