HomeInteriorPaint

Fractions,Decimals,andPercents
ByJohnandTony

PartA
RedPigment
(drops)

BluePigment
(drops)

YellowPigment
(drops)

CoralParadise

10

SunsetShine

PeachPie

12

PaintColor

Ava is helping a customer decide between three custom colors of paint. The customer plans to select thepaint
colorthathasthelowestpercentageofredpigment.Thetableshowsthenumberofdropsofeachpigmentneeded
tocreateonegallonofthedesignatedpaintcolor.

WhichpaintcolorshouldAvaadvisethecustomertoselectbasedonthelowestpercentageofredpigment?
PeachPie

SunsetShine

CoralParadise

33.3%

38.4%

42.1%

Answer:PeachPie

PartB
Question:Whatistheleastnumberofdropsofred,blue,andyellowpigmentthatAvacanaddtoagallonofwhite
paintsothatthecustomcolorconsistsof25%redpigment,35%bluepigment,and40%yellowpigment?

Red:

Red:5/20
Blue:7/20

Blue:7/20
Yellow:

Yellow:8/20

PartC
Question:AvaneedshelpcorrectingamistakeshemadewiththepigmentswhilecreatingthecolorRoyalPurple.
Thiscustomcolorissupposedtoconsistof75%redpigmentand25%bluepigment.However,Avaonlyadded8
dropsofredpigmentand4dropsofbluepigmentintothegallonofwhitepaint.Howmanydropsofredpigment
shouldsheaddtothegallonofpainttocorrecthermistake?
Answer:

Red

Blue
12:4
Red:12/16==75%
Blue:4/16==25%
Answer:Tofixherproblem,shehastoadd4moredropsofredpigment.


PartD

OneofAvasresponsibilitiesatthehomeimprovementstoreistoplaceanorderforpigmenteachmonthLastmonthsheordered
theseamountsofeachpigment.

Question:Whatpercentofthetotalamountofpigmentorderedlastmonthasredpigment?Bluepigment?Yellowpigment?
Pigment
AmountOrdered
(oz)
Percents

RedPigment

BluePigment

YellowPigment

12

12

25%

37.5%

37.5%

First

youaddupallthenumberstoget32.Nextyouwoulddivide32withallthenumbersintofractionswhichis
8 12
and12/32

.Fourth,yousimplifythemtoget.Thenyouchangethemintodecimalstoget0.25,0.375,and
32 , 32 ,
0.375.Finally,multiplyitby100togetthepercents.

PartE
Thismonth,custompaintsalesatthehomeimprovementstorehave
increasedby25%
.Avaneedsto
order25%moreofeachpigmentthanshedidlastmonth.Completethetabletoshowhowmanyouncesof
eachcolorsheshouldorderthismonth.Thenfindthetotalamountofpigment.

PigmentColor

AmountOrdered
LastMonth

AmounttoOrder
ThisMonth

RedPigment

8oz

10oz

BluePigment

12oz

15oz

YellowPigment

12oz

15oz

TotalOrder

32oz

40oz

Explanation:Firstwefound25%ofeachamountorderedlastmonthtoget2,3,and3.Thenweaddedthe
amountsofeachpigmentcolorwhichis8+12+12=32Oz.alsoyouwilladdthesecondamountorderthismonth
whichis10+15+15=40Oz.


PartF
Thecompanythatsuppliesthepigmentforthehomeimprovementstorecharges$30.50perounce,plus
$7.99shipping.Avapurchased40ouncesofpigment.
The
salestaxrate
onthepigment,excludingshipping,is
6%.HowmuchmoneydidAvapayin
salestax
?

Answer:Togettheanswer,firstyoumultiply30.50and40togethertoget1220.Second,youfindout6%of1220
bymultiplying0.06by1220toget73.2.Sothesalestaxis$73.20.