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27 September, 05:34

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

of red paint. Did shannon mix the correct shade? Explain

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  1. 27 September, 05:40
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    Ratio of red to blue needed:

    5/7

    ratio of red to blue from Shannon:

    8/12

    which reduces to

    2/3

    since 2/3 is not equal to 5/7, she did not mix the correct shade.
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