The students in Ms. Baca’s art class were mixing yellow and blue paint. She told them that two mixtures will be the same shade of green if the blue
and yellow paint are in the same ratio.
The table below shows the different mixtures of paint that the students
made.
Yellow Blue
1 cup 2 cups
2 cups 3 cups
3 cups 6 cups
4 cups 6 cups
6 cups 9 cups
a. How many different shades of paint did the students make? Show all
your work to prove how you know.
b. Some of the shades of paint were bluer than others. Which mixture(s)
were the bluest? Show work or explain how you know.