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Paint is to be mixed so that the ratio of red paint to white paint is 3 to 2. If Ben wants to make 30 cans of the mixture and all cans hold the same volume of paint, how many cans of red paint will he need? PLZ ANSWER IT CORRECTLY

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lalloronamishijos

Answer:

3 parts red to 2 parts white......3:2...added = 5

red : 3/5(30) =18 cans red paint

white : 2/5(30) = 12 cans white paint

hamza1154

Answer:

18 cans of red paint

Step-by-step explanation:

Since $3/(3+2)=3/5$ of the total amount of paint is red, he will need $\frac{3}{5}\cdot30=\boxed{18}$ cans of red paint.

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