6th Class
Mathematics
Fractions
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Arithmetic
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DIRECTIONS: Passage-1 Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Tina wanted to paint her room. She mixed two colours to get her favourite colour. She mixed 2 parts of red paint with 3 parts of white paint. If 10 cans of paint were used altogether then how many cans of red colour she used?
A)2 cans
B) 3 cans
C)4 cans
D) 8 cans
Correct Answer:
C
Solution :
Red colour cans \[=10\times \frac{2}{5}\,=2\times 2=4\]