Evan wants to make a turquoise-colored dye for coloring-boiled eggs. They mix 3 parts blue dye and 2 parts green dye. What percentage of the mixture is green dye?
40%
150%
60%
66.67%
Is the answer 60%?
No, the answer is 40%.
To find the percentage of the mixture that is the green dye, we need to determine the proportion of the mixture that is green dye out of the total mixture.
The total mixture is made up of 3 parts blue dye and 2 parts green dye. So the total number of parts in the mixture is 3 + 2 = 5.
To find the percentage of the mixture that is green dye, we can divide the number of parts that are green dye (2) by the total number of parts (5), and then multiply by 100 to find the percentage:
(2/5) * 100 = 40%
So, 40% of the mixture is green dye.