{"id":21271,"date":"2019-05-20T18:19:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T12:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=21271"},"modified":"2022-11-17T13:09:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T07:39:05","slug":"a-certain-painting-job-requires-a-mixture-of-yellow-green-and-white-paint-if-12-quarts-of-paint-are-needed-for-the-job-how-many-quarts-of-green-paint-are-needed-og-2020-question-319-with-solut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/a-certain-painting-job-requires-a-mixture-of-yellow-green-and-white-paint-if-12-quarts-of-paint-are-needed-for-the-job-how-many-quarts-of-green-paint-are-needed-og-2020-question-319-with-solut\/","title":{"rendered":"A certain painting job requires a mixture of yellow, green, and white paint. If 12 quarts of paint are needed for the job, how many quarts of green paint are needed? – OG 2020 Question #319 with Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>
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OG 2020: Question No. 319<\/h2>\n

A certain painting job requires a mixture of yellow, green, and white paint. If 12 quarts of paint are needed for the job, how many quarts of green paint are needed?<\/p>\n

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  1. The ratio of the amount of green paint to the amount of yellow and white paint combined needs to be 1 to 3.<\/li>\n
  2. The ratio of the amount of yellow paint to the amount of green paint needs to be 3 to 2.
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    Source<\/td>\nOG 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Type<\/td>\nData Sufficiency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Topic<\/td>\nWord Problems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sub-Topic<\/td>\nRatio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Difficulty<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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    Solution<\/h3>\n

    Steps 1 & 2: Understand Question and Draw Inferences<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    In this question, we are given<\/p>\n