SOLUTION: The ratio of red to blue to yellow is 2:5:1. How many pints of each color would be needed to make 46 pints of the mixture.

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Question 833101: The ratio of red to blue to yellow is 2:5:1. How many pints of each color would be needed to make 46 pints of the mixture.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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R%2BB%2BY=46
2x%2B5x%2B1x=46
8x=46
x=46%2F8=23%2F4
So then,
R=2x=2%2823%2F4%29=23%2F2pints
B=5x=5%2823%2F4%29=115%2F4pints
Y=1x=23%2F4pints