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Scott plans to cut wood with a chainsaw that operates on a fuel mixture of oil and gasoline.

• Scott knows the ratio for the mixture is 16 fluid ounces of oil for every 5 gallons of gasoline.
• Scott will create a mixture of the oil and gasoline and then fill the fuel tank of the chainsaw.
• The fuel tank of the chainsaw has a capacity of 12 fluid ounces.
.A full tank of the mixture allows Scott to operate the chainsaw for 40 minutes.
Part A
Scott has only 2 gallons of gasoline for the oil and gasoline mixture. How many fluid ounces of oil will Scott need to
add to the 2 gallons of gasoline to get the proper ratio for the mixture? Enter your answer in the first response box.

User Riaz
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Answer:

It would take 6.4 fluid ounces. i think I got the same chainsaw or at least gas mix

User Gkapoor
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