Question

Hamza bought 8 gallons of brown paint to paint his kitchen and dining room. Unfortunately, when Hamza started painting, he thought the paint was too dark for his house, so he wanted to make it lighter. The store manager would not let Hamza return the paint but did inform him that if he used ¼ of a gallon of white paint mixed with 2 gallons of brown paint, he would get the shade of brown he desired. If Hamza decided to take this approach, how many gallons of white paint would Hamza have to buy to lighten the 8 gallons of brown paint?

Answer 1

Answer:

Anser is 1 gallon of white paint

As she uses 1/4 gallon of white paint for every 2 gallons of brown paint, so the amount she would be using is 1/4 x 8/2 = 1