A paint store mixes 3/4 pint of red paint and 2/3 pint of white paint to make a new paint color called Perfect Pink. How many pints of red paint would be needed to make 34 pints of Perfect Pink paint? Answers.
A) 9  B) 16  C) 18  D) 25 1/3  E) 28 1/2
3/4 pint is required to make 3/4 + 2/3 = 17/12 pint of perfect pink   so 17/12 pint requires 3/4 pint of red..   1 pint will require 3/4 * 12/17=9/17..   34 pints will require   9/17 * 34= 
<gadget id="calculator">  9/17 * 34</gadget>
<output>18</output>
18 points..   Second way..   get both red and white paints in same denominator...   3/4 + 2/3= (9/12)+(8/12) pints..   from here we get the ratio of red:white = 9:8..   so in 34 pints red will be 9/(9+8) * 34 =18..   ANSWER:18
<result>C</result>
A paint store mixes 3/4 pint of red paint and 2/3 pint of white paint to make a new paint color called Perfect Pink. How many pints of red paint would be needed to make 34 pints of Perfect Pink paint?