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Often, variability is most usefully expressed in the same units as the original data. That's what <em>standard deviation</em> (square root of variance) does. In situations where that is the case, the variance is useful only for getting to the value of standard deviation.
The ratio of Blue to red in the purple shade that Patrick wants is:
Blue:red=4:3
The mixtures that will create the same shade of purple is:
<span>a] 8ounces of blue paint mixed with 6ounces of red paint
because the ratio of blue to red is 4:3
and
b] </span><span>20 ounces of blue paint mixed with 15 ounces of red paint
because the ratio of blue to red is 4:3</span>