Question

Randi need to know her lawn. The mixer requires 5 gallons of gas for every 2 gallons of oil. How much oil will she need for a gallon of gas? Your answer should be in the tenths


____ gallons the answer is Not 0.5

Answer 1

To find out the amount of oil needed for a gallon of gas, we can use the given ratio of 5 gallons of gas to 2 gallons of oil.

So, for every 5 gallons of gas, we need 2 gallons of oil.

To find out the amount of oil needed for 1 gallon of gas, we need to divide the amount of oil needed for 5 gallons of gas by 5.

2 gallons of oil ÷ 5 gallons of gas = 0.4 gallons of oil per gallon of gas

Therefore, Randi will need 0.4 gallons of oil for every gallon of gas.

Answer 2

Wrong

Answer 3

Apologies for the error in my previous response.

If the mixer requires 5 gallons of gas for every 2 gallons of oil, then the ratio of gas to oil is 5:2. To find out the amount of oil needed for a gallon of gas, we need to set up a proportion.

Let's assume x represents the amount of oil needed for 1 gallon of gas.

The proportion can be set up as:

5 gallons of gas / 2 gallons of oil = 1 gallon of gas / x gallons of oil

Cross-multiplying, we get:

5x = 2 * 1
5x = 2

Dividing both sides by 5, we find:

x = 2/5

So, Randi will need 2/5 or 0.4 gallons of oil for every gallon of gas.