Question

What is the Answer for belowQuestion :
A pot of Grey Paint contains Black Paint and white paint in the ratio of 3:17
a. How much white paint will be required t make 3.5Ltrof Grey paint.?

Answer 1

Answer :

Given : A pot of Grey Paint contains Black Paint and white paint in the ratio of 3 : 17 .

So,

white paint will be required t make 3.5 l of Grey paint = $\frac{17}{17+3}\times 3.5=\frac{17}{20}\times 3.5=\frac{17}{20}\times 3.5=17\times 0.175=\mathbf{2}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{975}\mathbf{}\mathbf{litre}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{(}\mathbf{}\mathbf{Ans}\mathbf{}\mathbf{)}$