In art class students are mixing black and white paint to make gray paint. Layla mixes 2 cups of black paint and 3 cups of white paint. Kiran mixes 4 cups of black paint and 3 cups of white paint. Whose gray paint will be lighter? Layla's gray paint will be lighter. Kiran's gray paint will be lighter. The two gray paints will be equally light.

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Analyze Layla's mixture: Analyze Layla's paint mixture. Layla mixes 2 cups of black paint with 3 cups of white paint. To find the ratio of black paint to the total amount of paint, we calculate: Ratio of black paint in Layla's mixture = Number of cups of black paint / Total number of cups of paint Ratio of black paint in Layla's mixture = 2 / (2 + 3) = 2 / 5Analyze Kiran's mixture: Analyze Kiran's paint mixture. Kiran mixes 4 cups of black paint with 3 cups of white paint. To find the ratio of black paint to the total amount of paint, we calculate: Ratio of black paint in Kiran's mixture = Number of cups of black paint / Total number of cups of paint Ratio of black paint in Kiran's mixture = 4 / (4 + 3) = 4 / 7Compare paint ratios: Compare the ratios to determine which paint will be lighter. A lower ratio of black paint to total paint will result in a lighter shade of gray. Layla's ratio: 2 / 5 Kiran's ratio: 4 / 7 To compare these ratios, we can convert them to decimal or observe that 2/5 (0.4) is less than 4/7 (approximately 0.571). Therefore, Layla's paint will be lighter because it has a lower ratio of black paint.

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