The directions for mixing an insect spray say to use 2 3/4
ounces of chemical in each gallon of water. How many ounces of chemical should be mixed with 4 3/5
gallons of​ water? First, estimate the answer to the application problem. Then find the exact answer.

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[tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccllll} chemical(oz)&water(gallon)\\ \textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash&\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\\ 2\frac{3}{4}&1\\\\ x&4\frac{3}{5} \end{array}\implies \cfrac{2\frac{3}{4}}{x}=\cfrac{1}{4\frac{3}{5}} \\\\ -----------------------------\\\\ [/tex]

[tex]\bf now\qquad \begin{cases} 2\frac{3}{4}\implies \cfrac{11}{4}\\\\ 4\frac{3}{5}\implies \cfrac{23}{5} \end{cases}\qquad and\qquad \cfrac{\frac{a}{b}}{\frac{c}{{{ d}}}}\implies \cfrac{a}{b}\cdot \cfrac{{{ d}}}{c}\\\\ -----------------------------\\\\ \cfrac{2\frac{3}{4}}{x}=\cfrac{1}{4\frac{3}{5}}\implies \cfrac{\frac{11}{4}}{x}=\cfrac{1}{\frac{23}{5}}\implies \cfrac{\frac{11}{4}}{\frac{x}{1}}=\cfrac{\frac{1}{1}}{\frac{23}{5}} \\\\\\ [/tex]


[tex]\bf \cfrac{11}{4}\cdot \cfrac{1}{x}=\cfrac{1}{1}\cdot \cfrac{5}{23}\implies \cfrac{11}{4x}=\cfrac{5}{23}[/tex]

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