<span> -21.8-(-18.3) (2 negative signs become positive)
=</span><span> -21.8 + 18.3
= - 3.5
Answer
- 3.5</span>
we know the blue and white paints are on a 1.5 : 5 ratio, thus, if we have a total of 16.25 gallons of paint to be split along that ratio, we can simply divide 16.25 by (1.5+5) and distribute accordingly.
