{"id":21284,"date":"2019-05-20T19:08:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T13:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=21284"},"modified":"2022-11-17T12:30:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T07:00:45","slug":"a-paint-mixture-was-formed-by-mixing-exactly-3-colors-of-paint-by-volume-the-mixture-was-x-blue-paint-y-green-paint-and-z-red-paint-if-exactly-1-gallon-of-blue-paint-and-3-gallons-of-red-paint-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/a-paint-mixture-was-formed-by-mixing-exactly-3-colors-of-paint-by-volume-the-mixture-was-x-blue-paint-y-green-paint-and-z-red-paint-if-exactly-1-gallon-of-blue-paint-and-3-gallons-of-red-paint-we\/","title":{"rendered":"A paint mixture was formed by mixing exactly 3 colors of paint. By volume, the mixture was x% blue paint, y% green paint, and z% red paint. If exactly 1 gallon of blue paint and 3 gallons of red paint were used, how many gallons of green paint were used? – OG 2020 Question #346 with Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>

OG 2020: Question No. 346<\/h2>\n

A paint mixture was formed by mixing exactly 3 colors of paint. By volume, the mixture was x% blue paint, y% green paint, and z% red paint. If exactly 1 gallon of blue paint and 3 gallons of red paint were used, how many gallons of green paint were used?<\/p>\n

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  1. x = y<\/li>\n
  2. z = 60<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    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>\nPercents \/ Mixture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Difficulty<\/td>\nMedium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Solution<\/h3>\n

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

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