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To make a shade of paint called jasper green, mix 4 quarts of green paint with $\frac{2}{3}$ cups of black paint. How much green paint should be mixed with 4 cups of black paint to make jasper green?
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From the problem, we know that 4 quarts of green paint corresponds to $\frac{2}{3}$ cups of black paint. We can write this as: \[ \frac{4}{\frac{2}{3}} = \frac{x}{4} \] where x is the amount of green paint that should be mixed with 4 cups of black paint. Show more…
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