SOLUTION: A gallon of paint has 25% red 30%yellow and 45% green. If 4 gallons is each color are added to 20 gallons what is the percentage of eac color in the total amount of paint we bought

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Question 1074790: A gallon of paint has 25% red 30%yellow and 45% green. If 4 gallons is each color are added to 20 gallons what is the percentage of eac color in the total amount of paint we bought
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Starting with 20 gallons
5 G red
6 G yellow
9 G green.
That is how much of each color is in the 20 gallons.
Add 4 gallons to each
9G red
10 G yellow
13 G green
Now have 32 gallons total
Red is 9/32 or 28.12%
Yellow is 10/32 or 31.25%
Green is 13/32 or 40.63%