Isabelle is mixing red paint with blue paint to make purple paint. She adds 3/10 of a fluid ounce of red to 11/15 of a fluid ounce of blue to make 1 1/30 fluid ounces of purple. How many fluid ounces of red paint will she need to make 3 fluid ounces of purple paint?
A.
2/5 fluid ounce
B.
11/20 fluid ounce
C.
27/31 fluid ounce
D.
1 13/50 fluid ounces
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8
Answer:
27/31
Step-by-step explanation:
Red1 = X
purple1 = 3
Red2 = 3/10
purple2 = 31/30
- x/3 = 3/10 divided by 31/30
- x/3= 3/10 * 30 /31 = 9/31
- x= 9/31 *3=27/31
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1
Answer:
C. 27/31
Step-by-step explanation:
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