Petrolyn motor oil is a combination of natural oil and synthetic oil. It contains 3 liters of natural oil for every 4 liters of synthetic oil. In order to make 357 liters of Petrolyn oil, how many liters of synthetic oil are needed?

Respuesta :

natural:synthetic
3:4
3+4=7
357/7=51
3*51 : 4*51
153 : 204

204 litres of synthetic oil.

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Of every 4 litre of Petrolyn Motor Oil, 3 litres is natural oil, or [tex] \frac{3}{4} [/tex] of the oil is natural. That means that [tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] of the oil is synthetic.

[tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] of 357 is 89.25

Method 1: Multiplying as fractions
[tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] * [tex] \frac{357}{1} [/tex]
=[tex] \frac{1*357}{4*1} [/tex]
=[tex] \frac{357}{4} [/tex]
=89 [tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex]

Method 2: Multiplying as decimals
[tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] is equal to 0.25

0.25*357=89.25