To make purple paint, mya mixed 2/5 cup of red paint with 5/8 cup of blue paint. she wants to make a larger batch of the purple paint. how much red paint is needed to mix one cup of blue paint?

is the answer 16/25

Step-by-step explanation:

Hey there...

Let's solve this questions with numbers and symbols
 --> your real question

let's change them to improper fraction 
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Now lets simplify the problem
 
 ---> zero's from the end are cancelled out so we are left with,
will be your answer in improper fraction fraction 
or
will be your answer in mixed fraction 
or
1.3 will be your answer in decimal.

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