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\n" ); document.write( "A certain paint colour is created by mixing 3 parts of red with $\"highlight%28cross%28every%29%29\"$ 5 parts of blue.
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document.write( "In all, there are 3 + 5 = 8 equal parts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Each part is 40/8 = 5 gallons.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the amount of red paint is  3*5 = 15 gallons.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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