To make green paint,Jeff's art teacher instructed him to mix blue and yellow paint. To make the desired shade of green, the ratio of blue paint to yellow paint is 3:4. What does this ratio mean?

My Answer: It means comparing part to part (comparing how much blue paint there is to yellow paint)

Can you please check my answer to see if I got it correct?

For every 3 parts of blue, you need 4 parts of yellow.

The answer would be 4 parts blue for every 3 parts yellow

So that is how I would interpret this then.

This is my first year learning about ratios and it is kind of confusing.

Thank you for your help

Yes, your answer is correct. The ratio of 3:4 in this case means that for every 3 parts of blue paint, there should be 4 parts of yellow paint. It is a way of comparing the amounts of blue paint and yellow paint being used to create the desired shade of green.