Question

If it takes 8 ounces of Pesticide A to make 100 gallons of pesticide mix, how many ounces will you need to make 7.5 gallons of pesticide mix?

a) 0.6 ounces
b) 0.6 ounces
c) 0.9 ounces
d) 0.75 ounces

Answer 1

To make 7.5 gallons of pesticide mix, you will need 0.6 ounces of Pesticide A.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many ounces of Pesticide A will be needed to make 7.5 gallons of pesticide mix, we can set up a proportion. Since it takes 8 ounces of Pesticide A to make 100 gallons of pesticide mix, we can write the proportion as:

8 ounces / 100 gallons = x ounces / 7.5 gallons

Cross multiplying, we get:

(8 ounces)(7.5 gallons) = (100 gallons)(x ounces)

Simplifying, we find that:

x ounces = (8 ounces)(7.5 gallons) / 100 gallons

x ounces = 0.6 ounces

Therefore, you will need 0.6 ounces of Pesticide A to make 7.5 gallons of pesticide mix.