gallons of yellow and red paint in large bucket with the ratio 5:3

Question

In order to make orange paint a painter mixes gallons of yellow and red paint in large bucket with the ratio 5:3

Answer 1

If you are asking for the number of gallons of each color, you need to also provide the total number of gallons.  Suppose there are N gallons total.

 

Number of yellow gallons:  [5/(5 + 3)] N

 

Number of red gallons: [3/(5 + 3)] N