SOLUTION: a 720 ml container hold a mixture of red, yellow and white paint at a 5: 3: 12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow is present in the mixture. a. 20 ml b. 72 ml c. 108 ml

SOLUTION: a 720 ml container hold a mixture of red, yellow and white paint at a 5: 3: 12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow is present in the mixture. a. 20 ml b. 72 ml c. 108 ml

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Question 218368: a 720 ml container hold a mixture of red, yellow and white paint at a 5: 3: 12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow is present in the mixture.
a. 20 ml
b. 72 ml
c. 108 ml
d. 180 ml
e. 200 ml
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b) 72 ml
720/5+3+12=36
36*5=180
36*3=108
180-108=72 ml

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