Henry needs 2 pints of red paint and 3 pints of yellow paint to get a specific shade of orange. If he uses 9 pints of yellow pai

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Henry needs 2 pints of red paint and 3 pints of yellow paint to get a specific shade of orange. If he uses 9 pints of yellow pai

nt and wants the same orange color, how many pints of paint will he need altogether? Explain how you know. 2

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Leona [12.6K] · Answer 1 · 2026-02-23T23:33:05+03:00

Answer:

In total, Henry requires 15 pints of paint.

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry starts with 2 pints of red and 3 pints of yellow to achieve a certain color, but he has already used 9 pints of yellow paint. Thus, this is represented by:

3 x 3 = 9 (yellow)

Since whatever is done on one side must also be applied to the other, we calculate the red paint:

2 x 3 = 6 (red)

Now we consolidate the amounts:

9 + 6 = 15. (Total red and yellow paint)

This leads to the conclusion that 15 pints are needed.