A particular shade of paint is made by mixing 5 parts red paint with 7 parts blue paint. To make this shade, Shannon mixed 9 quarts of blue paint with 6 quarts of red paint. Did Shannon mix the correct shade? Complete the explanation
+130560 A particular shade of paint is made by mixing 5 parts red paint with 7 parts blue paint. To make this shade, Shannon mixed 9 quarts of blue paint with 6 quarts of red paint. Did Shannon mix the correct shade? Complete the explanation
7/12 of the mixture should be blue......but, in her mixture, 9/15 = 3/5 of the mixture is blue.....
And 7/12 is not equal to 3/5......so....the shade is not correct
