SOLUTION: A 720 ml. container holds a mixture of red, yellow, and white paint in a 5:3:12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow paint is present in the mixture. 5+3+12 = 20, total "u

SOLUTION: A 720 ml. container holds a mixture of red, yellow, and white paint in a 5:3:12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow paint is present in the mixture. 5+3+12 = 20, total "u

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Question 144327: A 720 ml. container holds a mixture of red, yellow, and white paint in a 5:3:12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow paint is present in the mixture.
5+3+12 = 20, total "units" in the container. Each unit is 36 ml (720/20). There are 2 more units of red than yellow, or 72 ml.
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