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.

You need to set up a fraction. You can use red/blue which would be 5/7. Then, create the second ratio which would be 8/12. And there you will find your answer, which this answer also works for your answering wether you get yes or no.