A shade of green paint called Groovy Green is made by combining yellow paint and blue paint so that the ratio, by volume, of yel

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low paint to blue paint is 12 to 5. How many tablespoons of blue paint are needed to make 34 cups of Groovy Green? ( 1 cup= 16 tablespoons)

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babymother [125] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-03T06:31:57+03:00

Answer: It will take 160 tablespoons of blue paint

Explanation: The ratio 12:5 indicates that there are 17 "parts" in the mixture. (Add 12+5 to get that.)

the Blue portion will be 5/17 of the total amount.

The total required is 34 cups, at 16 Tablespoons per cup, for a total of 544 tablespoons.

5/17 of 544 is 160

To check, The yellow would be 12/17 × 544 = 384

384 + 160 + 544, the correct amount required