2. There are two containers, each containing a mixture of 2 parts blue paint and
3 parts yellow paint. (All parts are the same size.) The first container is left as it is, but somebody adds 3 parts blue paint and 3 parts yellow paint to the secondcontainer.
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mixture
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mixture 2
Do you think the two paint mixtures are the same shade of green? Why or why not?
Try to think about these questions in the way that a child who has not yet studied ratios might. What ideas do you think such a child might have?