SOLUTION: There are 4 pints of green paint in a gallon bucket.
The paint is made from equal amounts of yellow paint and blue paint.
To create a different shade of green, the mixture
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The paint is made from equal amounts of yellow paint and blue paint.
To create a different shade of green, the mixture
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Question 971365: There are 4 pints of green paint in a gallon bucket.
The paint is made from equal amounts of yellow paint and blue paint.
To create a different shade of green, the mixture needs to be 80% yellow.
How many pints of yellow paint need to be added to the bucket to make the mixture 80% yellow?
Brandon says to get that shade of green, 6 pints of yellow paint need to be added to the bucket.
Bianca says that won't work. In two or more complete sentences, explain who is correct and why.
In your explanation, include the calculations to support the correct answer.
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6 pints of yellow looks correct. You are
adding to the amount of yellow and also
the total volume of paint
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