SOLUTION: A gallon of paint has 25% red 30%yellow and 45% green. If 4 gallons is each color are added to 20 gallons what is the percentage of eac color in the total amount of paint we bought

Question 1074790: A gallon of paint has 25% red 30%yellow and 45% green. If 4 gallons is each color are added to 20 gallons what is the percentage of eac color in the total amount of paint we bought
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Starting with 20 gallons
5 G red
6 G yellow
9 G green.
That is how much of each color is in the 20 gallons.
Add 4 gallons to each
9G red
10 G yellow
13 G green
Now have 32 gallons total
Red is 9/32 or 28.12%
Yellow is 10/32 or 31.25%
Green is 13/32 or 40.63%
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