SOLUTION: To make 14 gallons of orange​ paint, a worker mixes 10 gallons of red paint and 4 gallons of yellow​ paint, but the color is incorrect. What is the correct​ combi

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Question 988580: To make 14 gallons of orange​ paint, a worker mixes 10 gallons of red paint and 4 gallons of yellow​ paint, but the color is incorrect. What is the correct​ combination? What is the likely error that the worker​ made?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39632) About Me  (Show Source):
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Either wrong recipe (formula) or mistake in using the formula's quantities. Not much more can reasonably be in this response. Anything more depends on having oneself in the practical situation, and having a color reference sample.