Given:
Ratio of ounces of oil to gallons of gasoline = 9 : 11
Gallons of gasoline = 55 gallons
Let's find the ounces of oil.
To find the ounces of oil, we have the equation:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{\text{Ratio of ounces of oil}}{Ratios\text{ of gallons of gasoline}}=\frac{\text{Ounces of oil}}{\text{Gallons of gasoline}} \\ \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]Thus, we have:
[tex]\frac{9}{11}=\frac{x}{55}[/tex]Let x represent the ounces of oil.
Cross multiply:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 11x=9(55) \\ \\ 11x=495 \\ \\ \text{Divide both sides by 11:} \\ \frac{11x}{11}=\frac{495}{11} \\ \\ x=45 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, there are 45 ounces of oil.
ANSWER:
45 ounces of oil
