1) The formulas for three paint colors are as follows Regular purple: 2 quarts+4 quarts red. Leaf green: 3 quarts blue+ 5 quarts yellow. Amazon: 4 quarts regal purple+ 6 quarts leaf green. Based on the formulas, how many quarts of blue are needed to make 16 quarts of Amazon? (Give an exact answer) and show work

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1) The formulas for three paint colors are as follows Regular purple: 2 quarts+4 quarts red. Leaf green: 3 quarts blue+ 5 quarts yellow. Amazon: 4 quarts regal purple+ 6 quarts leaf green. Based on the formulas, how many quarts of blue are needed to make 16 quarts of Amazon? (Give an exact answer) and show work

 

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