a formula for 6 gallons of light green paint uses 3/8 gallon of white paint. Liam has 9/16 gallon does Liam have enough white paint to make 8 gallons of light green paint?

Respuesta :

Given:

6 gallons of light green paint uses [tex]\dfrac{3}{8}[/tex] gallon of white paint.

Liam has [tex]\dfrac{9}{16}[/tex] gallon of white paint.

To find:

Whether Liam have enough white paint to make 8 gallons of light green paint.

Solution:

Here, 6 gallons of light green uses [tex]\dfrac{3}{8}[/tex] gallon of white paint.

So, the white paint for 1 gallon of light green [tex]=\dfrac{\dfrac{3}{8}}{6}[/tex]

                                                                          [tex]=dfrac{3}{8\times 6}[/tex]

                                                                          [tex]=\dfrac{3}{48}[/tex]

                                                                          [tex]=\dfrac{1}{16}[/tex]

It means, 1 gallons of light green uses [tex]\dfrac{1}{16}[/tex] gallon of white paint.

White paint for 8 gallon of light green [tex]=8\times \dfrac{1}{16}[/tex]

                                                               [tex]=\dfrac{8}{16}[/tex]

She has [tex]\dfrac{9}{16}[/tex] gallon of white paint, which is greater than  [tex]=\dfrac{8}{16}[/tex] gallons.

Therefore, Liam have enough white paint to make 8 gallons of light green paint.

If Liam has 9/16 gallon, he has enough white paint to make 8 gallons of light green paint

Given that 6 gallons of light green paint use 3/8 gallon of white paint, this can be expressed as:

3/8 gallons of white paint = 6 gallons of light green

We are to determine if 9/16 gallons will be enough to make 8 gallons of light green paint. This can be expressed as

9/16 gallons of white paint = x

Divide both expressions

3/8 * 16/9 = 6/x

2/3 = 6/x

Cross multiply

2x = 3 * 6

2x = 18

x = 18/2

x = 9

This shows that if Liam has 9/16 gallon, he has enough white paint to make 8 gallons of light green paint

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