Hamza bought 8 gallons of brown paint to pain his kitchen and the dining room. Unfortunately, when Hamza started painting, he thought the paint was too dark for his house, so he wanted to make it lighter. The store manager would not let Hamza return the paint but did inform him that of he used 1/4 of a gallon of white paint mixed with 2 gallons of brown paint, he would get the shade of brown he desired. If Hamza decided to take this approach, how many gallons of white paint would Hamza have to buy to whiten the 8 gallons of brown paint?
1/4 * 8/2 = ?
He will need to buy 1 gallon of white paint to make the shade of brown he wants.
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Its 1
1/4 * 8/2=1
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1/4 8/2=1
To calculate the number of gallons of white paint Hamza would need to buy to whiten the 8 gallons of brown paint, we need to find a ratio that can be used to mix the two types of paint.
The store manager informed Hamza that using 1/4 of a gallon of white paint mixed with 2 gallons of brown paint would give him the desired shade.
From this information, we can determine the ratio of white paint to brown paint. For every 2 gallons of brown paint, Hamza needs to mix in 1/4 of a gallon of white paint.
To find the ratio of white paint to 8 gallons of brown paint, we can set up a proportion:
(1/4 gallon white) / (2 gallons brown) = x gallons white / 8 gallons brown
Cross multiplying, we get:
(1/4) * 8 = 2 * x
Simplifying the equation:
2 = 2 * x
Now we can solve for x:
x = 2/2
x = 1
Therefore, Hamza would need to buy 1 gallon of white paint to whiten the 8 gallons of brown paint.