document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039804>Question 1039804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You mix 2/5 cups of red paint for every 1/4 cup of blue paint to make 1 5/8 gallons of purple paint.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) how much red and blue paint do you use?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) You decide that you want to make a lighter purple paint. You make the new mixture by adding 1/10 cup of white paint for every 2/5 cup of red paint and 1/4 cup of blue paint. How much red, blue, and white paint do you use to make 3/8 gallon of lighter purple paint?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much. This is quite a long problem so I appreciate any and all efforts taken to solve it. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #654559 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=654559\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You mix 2/5 cups of red paint for every 1/4 cup of blue paint to make 1 5/8 gallons of purple paint.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) how much red and blue paint do you use?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/5)gallon + (1/4)gallon = 13/20 gallon<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of 13/20 gallons in 1 5/8 gallons::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1 5/8)/(13/20) = (13/8)/(13/20) = 20/8 = 2.5 (13/20) gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5*(2/5)red = 2.5*0.4 red = 1 gallon of red paint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5*(1/4)blue = 5/8 gallon of blue<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) You decide that you want to make a lighter purple paint. You make the new mixture by adding 1/10 cup of white paint for every 2/5 cup of red paint and 1/4 cup of blue paint. How much red, blue, and white paint do you use to make 3/8 gallon of lighter purple paint?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/10)gallon + (2/5)gallon + (1/4)gallon = 15/20 gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of 15/20 gallons in (3/8) gallon:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/8)/(15/20) = (3/8)(20/15) = (1/2)(5/5) = 1/2 gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2)(1/10) = 1/20 gallon of white<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)(2/5) = 1/5 gallon of red<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)(1/4) = 1/8 gallon of blue<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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