Question

Francis mixes 3/8 gal of white paint, 2 7/8 gal of blue paint, and 1 1/4 gal of red paint.

Answer 1

List all the info:

3/8 gallon of white paint

2 7/8 gallon of blue paint

11/4 gallon of red paint

First, let’s answer the first question.

Francis has made _____ gal of paint when he first mixes the three colors.

Add all the gallons of paints together and you get 6. So, Francis has made 6 gal of paint when he first mixes the three colors.

Now for the second blank. All you have to do is do 6 divided by 3/8 which is 16. So, The constant of proportionality of white paint to gallons of mixed paint is 16.

Lastly, you will have to do is 3/8 x 7 = 2 5/8. (Im not too sure about this part though, but the rest I‘m pretty confident about)