Question

in art class students are mixing black and white paint to make gray paint. julian mixes 9 cups of black paint and 8 cups of white paint. harper mixes 7 cups of black paint and 5 cups of white paint. use julians and harpers percent of black paint to determine whose gray paint will be darker. answer attempt 1 out of 2 julians percent of black paint (to nearest whole number) = % harpers percent of black paint (to nearest whole number) = % julians gray paint will be darker.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Julian's percent of black paint

Total paint for Julian: \(9 + 8=17\) cups.
Percent of black paint: \(\frac{9}{17}\times100\approx52.94\%\approx53\%\)

Step2: Calculate Harper's percent of black paint

Total paint for Harper: \(7 + 5 = 12\) cups.
Percent of black paint: \(\frac{7}{12}\times100\approx58.33\%\approx58\%\)

Answer:

Julian's percent of black paint (to nearest whole number) = \(53\%\)
Harper's percent of black paint (to nearest whole number) = \(58\%\)
Harper's gray paint will be darker.