Question

A certain shade of orange paint is made by mixing 3 quarts of red paint with 2 quarts of yellow paint. To make more paint of the same shade, how many quarts of yellow paint shouldbe mixed with 6 quarts of red paint?

Answer 1

You should mix 4 quarts red paint

Answer 2

Answer : The quarts of yellow paint mixed with 6 quarts of red paint should be, 4

Step-by-step explanation :

As we are given that the shade of orange paint is made by mixing 3 quarts of red paint with 2 quarts of yellow paint.

Now we have to determine the number of quarts of yellow paint should be mixed with 6 quarts of red paint.

According to question:

As, 3 quarts of red paint is mixed with 2 quarts of yellow paint

So, 6 quarts of red paint is mixed with $\frac{6}{3}\times 2=4$ quarts of yellow paint

Thus, the quarts of yellow paint mixed with 6 quarts of red paint should be, 4