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6/27/2009 12:10:07 PM EDT
Alright, I need to thin out the mixture on my two stroke gas.

Right now it's mixed at 4 oz of oil to 1 gallon of gas. I need to thin it out to 3 oz of oil to 1 gallon of gas.

How much gas do I need to add to get it down to 3oz?


––- in before 87
6/27/2009 12:15:08 PM EDT
[#1]
well





a 3oz per gallon mix is





2.34375% oil





so divide 4oz by that and you get about 168 oz



so you need to add about 40oz

6/27/2009 12:16:44 PM EDT
[#2]
add 42.6666668 ounces is what I came up with

ETA: I think I did this right.  School me if not.

128(oz. in a gallon)

128/4=32

128/3=42.6666667

42.6666667-32 = 10.6666667

10.6666667 * 4 = 42.6666668
6/27/2009 12:21:30 PM EDT
[#3]
2+2=chicken!
6/27/2009 12:23:53 PM EDT
[#4]
42



 
6/27/2009 12:26:27 PM EDT
[#5]
sweet. thanks guys
6/27/2009 12:28:43 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
Alright, I need to thin out the mixture on my two stroke gas.

Right now it's mixed at 4 oz of oil to 1 gallon of gas. I need to thin it out to 3 oz of oil to 1 gallon of gas.

How much gas do I need to add to get it down to 3oz?


––- in before 87


Well, let's see.

There are 128fl oz per gallon, and you've currently got it mixed 4oz for every 128oz or 1oz oil to every 32oz gas. You want 3oz for every 128oz so that would be 1 oz oil for every 42.6 oz gas. So, for each 4oz you'll need (42.6x4) 170.4oz of gas. Subtract the gas you've already got (128oz) and you get 42.4oz of gas you'll need to add to get the mixture you're wanting.
6/27/2009 4:50:27 PM EDT
[#7]
I propose a new bannable offense:  posting a math/science question without stating if you were edumacated in the public school system
6/27/2009 5:04:26 PM EDT
[#8]
87

6/27/2009 5:49:09 PM EDT
[#9]
this:
puor it on your lawn..
set it on fire..
start fresh with an empty can...
6/27/2009 5:54:32 PM EDT
[#10]
there are 128 oz. in a gallon.

you have a ratio of 4/128, you want to add to it for a ratio of 3/128.

4/(128+X) = 3/128

(4/3)*128 = 128+X

(4/3)*128 -128 = X

128*(4/3-1) = X

128*(1/3) = X

42+2/3 = X

add 42 and 2/3 oz. of gas for each gallon.

(or you could say add 1/3 gallon of gas for each gallon.)