Question

Richard makes some green paint. He mixes yellow, white and blue paint in the ratio of 2:4:9. If 4000 ml of white paint is used then, how many millilitres of yellow and blue paint is required?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Required ratio of yellow paint to the blue paint =3:2

Amount of yellow paint used =12 L

Therefore,

Amount of blue paint used =

3

12×2

=8 L

Answer 2

Yellow = 2000ml while blue = 9000ml