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Question 20918: what is.....the answer to: How much oil should be mixed with 20 gallons of gas if the recommened ratio of gasoline and oil is 50 to 1?
Answer by rahk(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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An easy way of solving this problem is to use a proportion. Here is how I did it.

50/1 = 20/x

20 x 1 = 20
20/50 = 40/100 = .4
x = .4
Hope that helps.