We have been given that at a city water purification plant, water is mixed with a release agent in a ratio of 8:1.
Let x be amount of release agent that should be mixed with the 32 ounces of water. We can write an equation by our given information as:
[tex]\frac{8}{1} =\frac{32}{x}[/tex]
Upon cross multiplication we will get,
[tex]8x=32[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{32}{8} =4[/tex]
Therefore, we should mix 4 ounces of the release agent to 32 ounces of water.
