document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=392626>Question 392626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your lawn mower requires an oil and gas mixture to make it run correctly. The mixture requires 3 times as much gas as oil. Gas costs $1.43 and oil costs $.85 a gallon. How many full gallons of the mixture can be made for $20? This should be just a one variable equation... I have tried 1.43y + (1/3)(.85)y <=20 and I am not getting the correct answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #278671 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=278671\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Your lawn mower requires an oil and gas mixture to make it run correctly. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The mixture requires 3 times as much gas as oil.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g = 3o<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gas costs $1.43 and oil costs $.85 a gallon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value: 1.43g + 0.85o <= 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many full gallons of the mixture can be made for $20?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"g\" and solve for \"o\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.43(3o) + 0.85o <= 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.14o <= 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "o <= 3.89 gallons of oil<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for \"g\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(g/3) <= 3.89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g <= 11.67 gallons of gas<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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