A particular shade of paint is made by mixing 5 parts red paint with 7 parts blue paint. To make this shade, Shannon mixed 12 quarts of blue paint with 8 quarts of red paint. Did Shannon mix the correct shade?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-13T18:19:45

She did not mix the correct shade, The ratios are not the same.

For the correct shade, the ratio of red to blue must be the same.

$5$ parts red : $7$ parts blue is the ratio $" "5: 7$

$8$ parts red : $12$ parts blue is the ratio $" "2 :3$

She did not mix the correct shade, The ratios are not the same.