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
Wrong
Answered by GPT 3.5
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 รท 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.
Answered by GPT 3.5
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.