Question 644556: a paint mixture contains 15 gallons of base for every gallon of color. In 1440 gallons of paint how many gallons of color are there? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a paint mixture contains 15 gallons of base for every gallon of color. In 1440 gallons of paint how many gallons of color are there?
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base and color are in a ratio of 14:1 or 14x:x, where color is "x":
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Equation:
14x + x = 1440
15x = 1440
x = 96 (gallons of color)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! = gallons of color in 1440
gallons of paint
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paint = base + color
base = paint - color
given:
base / color = 15 / 1
( paint - color ) / color = 15/1
There are 90 gallons of color in 1440 gallons of paint
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