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) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5%2F7=k which means that all proportions must equal the ratio 5 to 7
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our new mixture is 8%2F12=2%2F3=.667 which in not equal to 5%2F7=.714
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another way to show they are not equal is to find the least common denominator
close but no cigarsystem%285%2F7=15%2F21%2C2%2F3=14%2F21%29