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In art class students are mixing blue and red paint to make purple paint. Gavin mixes 1 cup of blue paint and 2 cups of red paint. Zoey mixes 1 cup of blue paint and 5 cups of red paint. Whose purple paint will be redder?
Gavin's purple paint will be redder.
Zoey's purple paint will be redder.
The two purple paints will be equally red.

In art class students are mixing blue and red paint to make purple paint. Gavin mixes 11 cup of blue paint and 22 cups of red paint. Zoey mixes 11 cup of blue paint and 55 cups of red paint. Whose purple paint will be redder?\newlineGavin's purple paint will be redder.\newlineZoey's purple paint will be redder.\newlineThe two purple paints will be equally red.

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Q. In art class students are mixing blue and red paint to make purple paint. Gavin mixes 11 cup of blue paint and 22 cups of red paint. Zoey mixes 11 cup of blue paint and 55 cups of red paint. Whose purple paint will be redder?\newlineGavin's purple paint will be redder.\newlineZoey's purple paint will be redder.\newlineThe two purple paints will be equally red.
  1. Analyze Gavin's mixture: Analyze Gavin's paint mixture.\newlineGavin mixes 11 cup of blue paint with 22 cups of red paint.\newlineThe ratio of blue to red paint in Gavin's mixture is 1:21:2.
  2. Analyze Zoey's mixture: Analyze Zoey's paint mixture.\newlineZoey mixes 11 cup of blue paint with 55 cups of red paint.\newlineThe ratio of blue to red paint in Zoey's mixture is 1:51:5.
  3. Compare ratios: Compare the ratios to determine which mixture is redder.\newlineGavin's ratio of blue to red is 1:21:2, which means for every 11 cup of blue, there are 22 cups of red.\newlineZoey's ratio of blue to red is 1:51:5, which means for every 11 cup of blue, there are 55 cups of red.\newlineA higher proportion of red paint in the mixture will result in a redder color.
  4. Conclude redder mixture: Conclude which mixture will be redder.\newlineSince Zoey's mixture has a higher proportion of red paint (1:5)(1:5) compared to Gavin's mixture (1:2)(1:2), Zoey's purple paint will be redder.

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