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the directions on a lawn mower manual call for a mixture of oil and gasoline that is 60% oil. the tank holds 12 gallons. how many gallons will be oil?
A. 7.2 gallons
b. 5.8 gallons
c. 6.8 gallons
d. 5 gallons

User Adam Hupp
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The answer is 7.2, if you multiply 12 by .6 you get 7.2
User Tiny
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Well I may not be the best at math but percentages aren’t too hard once brought down to a 0.01 scale. 60% of 12 is 7.2
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