Patricia needs 2 pints of purple icing to decorate cupcakes. She will use the following recipe for 1 pint of purple icing 1 pint of white icing
4 1/4 teaspoons of blue food coloring
2 1/2 teaspoons of red food coloring
Explain two different ways for Patricia to find the total number of teaspoons of blue and red food coloring necessary to make the 2 pints
of purple icing. (Do not solve the problem)