Q:

Two artists are mixing up green paint for a mural. The first artist, Shane, mixes 3 parts blue and 2 parts yellow to make a shade of green. The second artist, Nora, mixes 5 parts blue and 3 parts yellow to make another shade of green. Shane uses 24 ounces of yellow paint in his mixture. How many ounces of blue paint does he use? Explain your reasoning.

Accepted Solution

A:
36 ounces because 3+2=5 parts in all 24 ounces are yellow which is 2 parts 24÷2=12 so 12 ounces is equal to one part and 12×3=36 ounces