Question

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.

Answer 1

Shannon did not mix the correct shade. Cause the correct ratio of blue and red is 7:5. While Shannon mix 12:8=3:2 which is not equal to 7:5.