Question

Henry needs 2 pints of red paint and 3 pints of yellow paint to get a specific shade of orange. If he uses 9 pints of yellow paint and wants the same orange color, how many pints of paint will he need altogether? Explain how you know.

Answer 1

ratio of 2 red paints to 3 yellow paints
so 2:3
now if she uses 9 yellow paints to keep the ratio even, how many red paints should she use?

2:3
and x:9
What is x?

Answer 2

is it 3

Answer 3

2:3
x: 9
If we cross multiply we have 18 = 3x
What is x?