If it takes 4 ounces of insecticide to make \( \frac{5}{2} \) gallons of garden spray, how much spray can be made with 6 ounces of insecticide?

4 oz/2.5 gal garden spray = **6/*x 4 x = 15 x *= 15/4 or 3.75

Answered by jerseygirl1071 | 2024-06-10

What you are learning about is Proportions
Ounces Gallons
4 2 1/2 or 2.5
6 x
Don't worry, x just means a number we do not know.
Cross multiply.
4x= 15

4
4x/4 = x
15/4= 3.75 or 3 1/4
X=3.75 or 3 1/4
Conclusion: For 6 ounces, it takes 3 1/4 of gallon.
Hope this helps :)

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

Using a proportion, 6 ounces of insecticide can produce 3.75 gallons of garden spray. This was calculated by setting up a ratio based on the initial amount of insecticide and the volume of spray it produces. By solving the equation, we found the amount of spray for 6 ounces.
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Answered by jerseygirl1071 | 2024-09-30