Problema Solution

A 720ml container holds a mixture red, yellow and white paint in a 5:3:12 ratio. How much more red paint than yellow is present in the mixture?

Answer provided by our tutors

5x+3x+12x=720

20x=720

x=720/20

x=36

 

So red = 180ml

yellow = 108 ml

white = 432 ml

So there is 180-108 = 72 ml of more red than yellow