Ratio & Proportion Practice: A certain shade of gray paint is obtained by mixing

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A certain shade of gray paint is obtained by mixing 3 parts of white paint with 5 parts of black paint. If 2 gallons of the mixture is needed and the individual colors can be...

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The ratio of white and black paints to be mixed to get a shade of gray paint = 3 : 5The amount of white Paint needed to produce 2 gallons of gray paint = (3/8) × 2 = 0.75 gallonThe amount of black Paint...