Web Analytics

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?

Verified Answer :

natural:synthetic
3:4
3+4=7
357/7=51
351 : 451
153 : 204

204 litres of synthetic oil.

Hope this helps :)

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

0.25
357=89.25