A certain mixture of paint contains 5 parts white paint for every 4 parts blue paint, that is, the white paint (w) to blue paint (b) ratio is 5:4. We can apply this ratio to different units such as ounces. This means that the mixture has 5 ounces of white paint to 4 ounces of blue paint. If a can of paint contains 75 ounces of white paint, the ounces of blue paint in the can are:
Step-by-step explanation: In 4 hours, you hike 10 miles. Divide 10 miles by 4 hours to get miles per hour, which is what you want to solve for in this problem. 10 divided by 4 is 2.5, which means you can hike 1 mile in 2.5 hours.
