SOLUTION: A 720 ml container holds a mixture of red, white and yellow paint in a 5:3:12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow paint is present in the mixture?

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Question 251863: A 720 ml container holds a mixture of red, white and yellow paint in a 5:3:12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow paint is present in the mixture?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
red: white: yellow = 5: 3: 12
Then the equation is 5/3 = x/12
Can you solve for x now?