SOLUTION: You have two cans of paint. Can A contains 80% red paint and 20% blue paint. Can B contains half blue and half red. How much blue paint should be added to 3 liters of can A to make

SOLUTION: You have two cans of paint. Can A contains 80% red paint and 20% blue paint. Can B contains half blue and half red. How much blue paint should be added to 3 liters of can A to make

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Question 836565: You have two cans of paint. Can A contains 80% red paint and 20% blue paint. Can B contains half blue and half red. How much blue paint should be added to 3 liters of can A to make it the same as can B?
I've tried setting this up in a table but I just can't figure this problem out!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think you need to know how many liters
a can of paint holds. Is that given?

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