Problema Solution
To make a pale blue paint, Ryan mixes 6 cans of blue paint and 10 cans of white. He has 35 cans of white paint. How many cans of blue does he need to get the same blue paint?
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Let 'x' represent the cans of blue needed to make the pale blue paint.
The important thing to get the same blue paint is to keep the rate:
6 : 10 = x : 35
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x = 21 cans of blue paint
Ryan needs 21 cans of blue paint to mix with 35 cans of white paint to make the same pale blue paint.