jenny is making tie dyed shirts for her class with her school colors, blue and yellow. she used a total of 8 ounces of fabric paint. the amount of blue paint is 3 times the amount of yellow paint.
how many blue and yellow dye did jenny use?
Let's represent the amount of blue paint as B and the amount of yellow paint as Y.
Given that the total amount of fabric paint used is 8 ounces, we can write an equation:
B + Y = 8
We are also told that the amount of blue paint is 3 times the amount of yellow paint:
B = 3Y
Substitute the second equation into the first equation:
3Y + Y = 8
4Y = 8
Y = 2
Now we can find the amount of blue paint:
B = 3(2)
B = 6
Therefore, Jenny used 6 ounces of blue paint and 2 ounces of yellow paint for her tie-dyed shirts.