The Big Paint “Mix-Up”
Oh no! The painting machine has gone crazy! Can you help figure out how to
complete these batches? Set up a proportion and then solve it.
write as a prop
1. Brick Red is supposed to be 7 parts red to 2 parts light blue. If the machine
already mixed 28 quarts of red, how many quarts of light blue does it need?
2. Burnt Orange is supposed to be 2 parts red to 1 part yellow. If the machine
already mixed 24 quarts of red, how many quarts of yellow does it need?
3. Sunset Yellow is supposed to be 6 parts yellow to 1 part red. If the machine
already mixed 60 pints of yellow, how many pints of red does it need?
4. Sour Apple is supposed to be 4 parts yellow to 2 parts light blue. If the machine
already mixed 12 pints of light blue, how many pints of yellow does it need?
5. Ocean Blue is supposed to be 4 parts light blue to 3 parts yellow. If the machine
already mixed 12 quarts of yellow, how many quarts of light blue does it need?
6. Midnight Navy is supposed to be 6 parts blue to 3 parts red. If the machine
already mixed 18 blue, how many quarts of red does it need?
