Question

To obtain a particular shade of green paint , a painter mixes yellow paint and blue paint in the ratio of 3 : 5. If he used 15 liters of yellow paint, how much blue paint did he use?​

Answer 1

Given:

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

Amount of yellow paint used =12 L

Therefore,

$amount \: of \: blue \: paint \: used = \frac{12 \times 2}{3 } = 8l$