A certain shade of pink can be made by adding 3 cups of red paint to 7 cups of white paint. How many cups of red paint should be added to 1 cups of white paint>

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Answer:

You would need 3/7 of a cup of red paint to make the shade of pink.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find this amount create a proportion in which x is the number of red paint in the new formula.

3/7 = x/1

Now cross multiply to solve.

3 * 1 = 7 * x

3 = 7x

3/7 = x