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kiteyamitchell kiteyamitchell
  • 13-02-2017
  • Mathematics
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To decorate a cake, you make a shade of purple icing using 2 drops of red food coloring for every 3 drops of blue. For 12 drops of red food coloring, how many drops of blue food coloring would you need?

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Lfbfaye
Lfbfaye Lfbfaye
  • 13-02-2017

36 is your answer to your question

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 13-02-2017

Ratio of red to blue food coloring = 2/3
It would be proportional to each value.

So, 2/3 = 12/x
x = 12/2 3
x = 6 3
x = 18

In short, Your Answer would be 18 Drops

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