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A paint mixture is made using 2 parts blue paint for every 5 parts white paint. If a batch contains 28 total cups of paint, which expression gives the number of cups of blue paint in the batch?
Explanation
The ratio of blue to white paint is , so there are total equal parts in the mixture. Blue paint makes up of the total mixture. Therefore, the number of cups of blue paint is . So the correct expression is .
Concept summary
To find one part of a mixture from a ratio, first add the parts to get the total number of equal parts, then use the desired part over the total parts as a fraction of the whole.