Did Shannon mix the correct shade?

A particular shad of paint is made by mixing 5 parts of red with 7 parts of blue paint. To make this shade, Shannon mixed 12 quarts of blue paint and 8 quarts of red paint.
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No, because the correct proportions should have been red:blue=5:7. 8:12=2:3 which is not 5:7.

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