Answer:
24 pints of blue paint used to create 40 pints of purple paint .
Step-by-step explanation:
As given
Hugo is mixing blue paint with red paint to create purple paint.
The ratio of blue to red is 3 to 2.
Let us assume that the x be scalar mutiple .
Thus
Pints of blue paint used = 3x
Pints of red paint used = 2x
As given 40 pints purple paints is made by mixing blue paint with red paint .
Than the equation becomes
2x + 3x = 40
5x = 40
[tex]x = \frac{40}{5}[/tex]
x = 8
Thus
Pints of blue paint used = 3 × 8
= 24 pints
Therefore 24 pints of blue paint used to create 40 pints of purple paint .
