Sheila mixed 3 ounces of blue paint with 2 ounces of yellow paint. she decided to create 20 ounces of the same mixture. how many ounces of yellow paint does sheila need for the new mixture?

Sheila would need 8 ounces of yellow paint

3 ounces of blue and 2 ounces of yellow make 5 ounces.

6 ounces of blue and 4 ounces of yellow make 10 ounces.

9 ounces of blue and 6 ounces of yellow make 15 ounces.

12 ounces of blue and 8 ounces of yellow make 20 ounces.

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answer:

x - 3

discussion:

x^2 - 9 = (x-3) (x+3)   so

(x^2-9)/ (x + 3) = x-3

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