SOLUTION: Solve each problem by using a proportion. Oil and gas. An outboard motor calls for a fuel mixture that has a gasoline-to-oil ratio of 50 to 1. How many pints of oil should be add

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Question 87521: Solve each problem by using a proportion.
Oil and gas. An outboard motor calls for a fuel mixture that has a gasoline-to-oil ratio of 50 to 1. How many pints of oil should be added to 6 gallons of gasoline?

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Solve each problem by using a proportion.
Oil and gas. An outboard motor calls for a fuel mixture that has a gasoline-to-oil ratio of 50 to 1. How many pints of oil should be added to 6 gallons of gasoline?
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50/1 = 6/x
x = 6/50
x= 3/25 pts. of oil = 0.12 pts of oil
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Cheers,
Stan H.