Question

Ms. Monet is combining 15 cups pf green paint with 15 cups of white paint. She is pouring the paint mixture into empty quart bottles. How many quart bottles does she need?

Answer 1

Answer: she needs 8 quart bottles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ms. Monet is combining 15 cups of green paint with 15 cups of white paint. This means that the total number of cups containing the mixture of green and white paint us

15 + 15 = 30

1 Us liquid quart = 4 Us cups

x Us liquid quart = 30 Us cups

Cross multiplying,

4x = 30

x = 30/4 = 7.5 quarts of paint

Since she is pouring the paint mixture into empty quart bottles, the number of quart bottles that she needs is approximately 8