document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170881>Question 170881</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "all i got was...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R/B=5/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126196 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=126196\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F7=k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F7=k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that all proportions must equal the ratio 5 to 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "our new mixture is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F12=2%2F3=.667 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F12=2%2F3=.667\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which in not equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F7=.714 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F7=.714\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another way to show they are not equal is to find the least common denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "close but no cigar<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%285%2F7=15%2F21%2C2%2F3=14%2F21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%285%2F7=15%2F21%2C2%2F3=14%2F21%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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