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A particular shade of paint is made by mixing 5 parts red paint and 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
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A particular shade of paint is made by mixing 5 parts red paint and 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?

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no, she didn't because 5:7 and 12:8 are not equivalent ratios
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