Question

jenny is making tie - dyed shirts for her class with her school colors, blue and yellow. she uses a total of 8 ounces of fabric paint. the amount of blue paint is 3 times the amount of yellow paint. make a diagram to show the amount of blue paint and yellow paint jenny uses.

Explanation:

Step1: Define variables for paints

Let $y$ = ounces of yellow paint, $b$ = ounces of blue paint.

Step2: Set up total paint equation

Total paint is 8 ounces: $y + b = 8$

Step3: Relate blue and yellow paint

Blue is 3× yellow: $b = 3y$

Step4: Substitute and solve for $y$

Substitute $b=3y$ into total equation:
$y + 3y = 8$
$4y = 8$
$y = \frac{8}{4} = 2$

Step5: Calculate blue paint amount

Use $b=3y$:
$b = 3×2 = 6$

Step6: Fill the diagram table

Each row represents 1 ounce of total paint. We have 6 ounces of blue and 2 ounces of yellow, so mark 6 cells in the Blue column and 2 cells in the Yellow column, with 8 total rows (matching 8 ounces).

Answer:

Fabric Paint	Blue	Yellow
2	X
3	X
4	X
5	X
6	X
7		X
8		X
Total	6	2

(Where "X" marks the presence of that color of paint in each 1-ounce portion of the total 8 ounces.)