Question

Finley makes 1 batch of her favorite shade of orange paint by mixing 5 liters of yellow paint with 3 liters of red paint. How many batches of orange paint can Finley make if she has 15 liters of red paint?

Answer 1

Finley can make 5 batches of her favorite orange paint if she has 15 liters of red paint. You can find this by dividing 15 by 3. The information about the yellow paint is unnecessary information and can be overlooked in the context given, and by dividing 15 by 3, you get 5.