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

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13 May, 08:34

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Hector · Answer 1

2+3=5 pints

8 pints red+9 pints yellow = 17 pints orange

Dixie Richardson · Answer 2

2/3 = x/9

cross multiply and divide to find x. 9*2=18 ... 18/3=6. He would need 6 pints of red paint

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