Question

To make a specific orange color, a painter uses 14 of a can of red paint and 12 of a can of yellow paint. Fill in each statement. For every 1 can of red paint, the painter uses how many can (s) of yellow paint. If the painter uses 34 of a can of red paint, the painter would need how many can (s) of yellow paint.

Answer 1

Answer:  For every 1 can of red paint, the number of yellow paints used by the painter is $\frac{6}{7}$ and

There are approximately 29 cans of yellow paints for 34 cans of red paints.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of cans of red paint = 14

Number of cans of yellow paint = 12

According to question, we have to find that for every 1 can of red paint the painter uses what number of yellow paints;

Since the ratio of red paint to yellow paint is given by

$14:12\\\\7:6\\\\1:\frac{6}{7}$

So, for every 1 can of red paint, the number of yellow paints used by the painter is $\frac{6}{7}$

Similarly,

If Number of can of red paint is used = 34

So, Number of cans of yellow paint will be

$\frac{6}{7}\times 34\\\\=\frac{6\times 34}{7}\\\\=29\ approx.$

Hence, there are approximately 29 cans of yellow paints for 34 cans of red paints.