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Yi-Chen · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

A painter mixing paint for a client starts with 6 1/2 quarts of white base paint. To each quart, the painter must add 2 2/3 ounces of tint. How many ounces of tint are required for this project?

Question 2

An amateur cook entered a chili cook-off. Among other spices the cook included 1 2/3 teaspoons of cayenne pepper. The cook decided the chili was too hot, and wanted to use only 3/4 as much cayenne as had been used. Compute the new amount of cayenne that would be used.

diesoon · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

6 1/2 2 2/3 = 13/2 8/3 = 13/1 4/3 = 52/3 = 17 1/3 ounces

Answer to Question 2

3/4 1 2/3 = 3/4 5/3 = 5/4 = 1 1/4 teaspoons