Question

To paint a sunset, you make a shade of orange paint using 5 drops of red paint for every 8 drops of yellow paint. If you use 15 drops of red paint, how many drops of yellow paint would you need?

Answer 1

1.) Turn the problem into a fraction.
- 5/8 (the number of drops of red paint/ the number of drops of red paint)

2.) multiply top and bottom by 3 because 5 drops of red paint ×3=15 drops of red paint.


The bottom number of the fraction will be your answer.


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