The ratio of blue paint to yellow paint in a certain color of green paint is 2.1. A painter wants a total of 14 quarts of green paint Blue paint is $16.64 per quart and $34.96 per gallon. Buying the least amount needed, how much will it cost to purchase the blue paint in the most economic

way?

The blue paint with a unit price of is the most economic option for the painter. (Cost: )

Step-by-step explanation:

Both gallon and quart are capacity units, we must keep in mind that a gallon equals 4 quarts. We need to convert each price in the same units. In this case, we decided to use US dollars per quart as our reference unit. Hence:

Blue paint 1 ()

No unit conversions are needed.

Blue paint 2 ()

We proceed to the following conversion:

The blue paint with a unit price of is the most economic option for the painter. (Cost: )

each side has a different length.  

step-by-step explanation:

answer: city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

total annual rainfall a city record = 40 inches

this year, total rainfall recorded = 37.6 inches

number of inches of rainfall   is needed to match the record of 40 inches is given by

hence, city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.