2.5 Green Paint
When you mix two colors of paint in equivalent ratios, the resulting color is always the
same. Complete the table as you answer the questions.
1. How many cups of yellow paint should
you mix with 1 cup of blue paint to make
the same shade of green? Explain or
show your reasoning.
2. Make up a new pair of numbers that
would make the same shade of green.
Explain how you know they would make
the same shade of green.
cups of
blue paint
2
1
3. What is the proportional relationship represented by this table?
4. What is the constant of proportionality? What does it represent?
cups of
yellow paint
10