Question

The fuel for a chain saw is a mix of oil and gasoline. The ratio of ounces of oil to gallons of gasoline is 7:19. There are 38 gallons of gasoline. How many ounces of oil are there? Group of answer choices

Answer 1

14

Explanation:

Let y represent the ounces of oil present

7/19 = y/38

19 y= 7×38

19y= 266

y= 266/19

= 14

Hence there are 14 ounce of oil present