An outboard motor calls for a fuel mixture that has a gasonline to oil ratio of 50 to 1.
How many pints of oil should be added to 6 gallons of gasoline?
2007-06-08 06:26:44 · 6 answers · asked by aklepard 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Ok first you would have to convert gallons to pints.
6 gallons * 4 quarts/ gallon * 2 pints/ quart = 48 pints
Next set up a proportion.
1/50 = x/48 (where the numerators represent amount of oil and the denominators represent amount of gasoline)
To solve you would cross-multiply numerator on one side of = by denominator on the other to attain this.
50x = 48
Then you would divide by 50 to solve for x
50x/50 = 48/50
x = .96
Therefore you would need .96 pints of oil to attain the ratio.
2007-06-08 06:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by whatcanmaxdo4u?everythingupscant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur. 6 gal = 48 pints but the ratio is 50:1, so 48/50 = 0.96.
2007-06-08 06:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gasoline : oil
--------50 : 1
---------2 : 1 /25
---------6 : 3 / 25
Oil is 3/25 gallons
= 24 / 25 pints
= 96 / 100 pints
= 0.96 pints
2007-06-08 10:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-07 23:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would need 15.38 ounces, or just barely under one pint. To mix the fuel, it would be one pint to every 6 gallons of fuel.
2007-06-08 06:32:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.96
2007-06-08 06:31:29 · answer #6 · answered by William R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋