SOLUTION: A boat owner mixes together oil and gasoline to make 40 gallons of fuel for his boat. The mixture must be 2% oil and 98% gasoline. Oil costs $64 per gallon and gasoline costs $2.50
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Question 670523: A boat owner mixes together oil and gasoline to make 40 gallons of fuel for his boat. The mixture must be 2% oil and 98% gasoline. Oil costs $64 per gallon and gasoline costs $2.50 per gallon. If the total cost for the fuel was $149.20, how much oil did he buy? Answer by twinzmom(5) (Show Source):
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