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?
natural:synthetic
3:4
3+4=7
357/7=51
351 : 451
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 \(\frac{3}{4}\) of the oil is natural. That means that \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the oil is synthetic.
\(\frac{1}{4}\) of 357 is 89.25
Method 1: Multiplying as fractions
\(\frac{1}{4}\) \(\frac{357}{1}\)
=\(\frac{1*357}{4*1}\)
=\(\frac{357}{4}\)
=89 \(\frac{1}{4}\)
Method 2: Multiplying as decimals
\(\frac{1}{4}\) is equal to 0.25
0.25357=89.25