Question

An arborist is preparing the fuel mix for her chainsaw before climbing a tree to remove a dead limb. The two-stroke chainsaw

requires a 5% mix of engine oil to gas-that is, the amount of oil should be 5% of the amount of gas. How much engine oil should
be added to a jerry can that contains 3.8 gallons of gas?

(Type a whole number or a decimal)

Answer 1

To determine the amount of engine oil needed, we need to find 5% of 3.8 gallons:

0.05 x 3.8 = 0.19

So, 0.19 gallons of engine oil should be added to the jerry can.