A mixture of paint calls for 1/6 of a cup of red paint and 2/3 cups of yellow paint. How many cups of red paint would be needed for every 1 cup of yellow paint?

of red paint would be needed for every 1 cup of yellow paint.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

A mixture of paint calls for 1/6 of a cup of red paint and 2/3 cups of yellow paint.

Now, to find the cups of red paint needed for every 1 cup of yellow paint.

So, to get the cups of red paint needed we use unitary method:

For cup of yellow paint needed of a cup of red paint =  

Thus, 1 cup of yellow paint needed of a cup of red paint =

On simplifying it:

Therefore, of red paint would be needed for every 1 cup of yellow paint.