SOLUTION: Oil and gas are mixed in a ratio of 3:8. If the oil costs 73 cents per liter and the gas costs 35 cents per liter, how many full liters of the mixture can be made for $20?

Question 503674: Oil and gas are mixed in a ratio of 3:8. If the oil costs 73 cents per liter and the gas costs 35 cents per liter, how many full liters of the mixture can be made for $20?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = liters of oil
= liters of gas
---------------
(in cents)
Multiply both sides by

35.088 liters of the mixture can be made
for $20
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