The ratio of blue paint to yellow paint in a green paint mixture is 2:3. If you use 16 ounces of blue paint, how many ounces of yellow paint do you need?

24 ounces.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the ratio of blue paint to yellow paint in a green paint mixture is 2:3.

Actual ounces used for blue paint = 16

By ratio and proportion property we have

2:3 = 16:x where x is the actual ounces of yellow paint used.

Simplify using ratio rules

if a:b = c:d then ad = bc

We get

2x=3 (16) = 48

Divide by 2

x = 24

Hence 24 ounces of yellow paint to be used.