SOLUTION: If 3 parts of a red pigment requires 15 mL of base, how much red pigment should we mix with 180 mL of base? Can this problem be modeled as a Proportional relationship?

Question 935464: If 3 parts of a red pigment requires 15 mL of base, how much red pigment should we mix with 180 mL of base?
Can this problem be modeled as a Proportional relationship?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = parts of red pigment to
be mixed with 180 ml of base
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Multiply both sides by

parts
yes

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