Several paint mixtures are made by mixing blue paint and white paint. Paint Colors Blue Paint White Paint Mixture A 5 cups 12 cups Mixture B 6 cups 6 cups Mixture C 4 cups 12 cups Mixture D 5 cups 6 cups Which mixture has the highest ratio of blue paint to white paint?

Respuesta :

Answer: Mixture C. 1:3

Step-by-step explanation:

given data:

paint mixtures

mixture               blue                white

   A                       12                      5

   B                        6                       6

   C                        12                     4

   D                        6                       5

Solution:

= [tex]\frac{4}{12}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

= 1:3

from the given data, mixture C has the highest number or ratio of blue paint to white paint which is 1:3 this means for every bucket of white paint there are 3 other buckets of blue.

Answer:

Mixture B

Step-by-step explanation:

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