SOLUTION: 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
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Question 170881: 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? explain.
all i got was...
R/B=5/7
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
which means that all proportions must equal the ratio 5 to 7
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our new mixture is which in not equal to
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another way to show they are not equal is to find the least common denominator
close but no cigar
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