1-i need to mix 25% mineral spirits to the varnish i am using what ratio of spirit to varnish am i using? 2-if i use 240 ml of v

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1-i need to mix 25% mineral spirits to the varnish i am using what ratio of spirit to varnish am i using? 2-if i use 240 ml of v

arnish what quantity of mineral spirits will i need in ml ? 3-Robison's tapestries all measure 1.5m x 1m wide. Express the proportion of the tapestries' heights to width using whole numbers. Give the answer in ration.

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Svet_ta [12.7K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-26T13:31:04+03:00

Answer:

(1) The necessary proportion of spirit to varnish stands at 1:3.

(2) A total of 80 ml of mineral spirit is required.

(3) The ratio of the heights to the widths of the tapestries is 3:2.

Step-by-step explanation:

(1) To achieve a mixture containing 25% mineral spirit, the blend consists of 25% spirit and 75% varnish.

Therefore, $\frac{spirit}{varnish}=\frac{25}{75}$

$=\frac{1}{3}$

Consequently, the proportion of spirit to varnish is 1:3.

(2) Using 240ml of varnish indicates this is 75% of the entire solution, which means the ratio of varnish to the total solution is 3:4.

Let the total solution quantity be $x$ .

Thus, $240:x=3:4$ .

⇒ $\frac{240}{x}=\frac{3}{4}$

⇒ $3x=240*4$

⇒ $x=\frac{240*4}{3}$

⇒ $x=320$

This means the total solution amounts to 320 ml.

Now, calculating Spirit = Total solution - Varnish

⇒Spirit = 320ml-240ml

⇒Spirit = 80ml

Therefore, when using 240 ml of varnish, you will require 80 ml of mineral spirit.

(3) The dimensions of Robison's tapestries are uniform at 1.5m in length and 1m in width. Initially, to obtain whole numbers, we multiply these dimensions by 10.

Thus, the dimensions become 15m long and 10m wide.

Now, the proportion of Height to Width is 15:10

⇒ $\frac{Height}{Width} =\frac{15}{10}$