Question

Solve the following problems:

1. In a 100 kilometer trip, Jojo uses 12 liters of gasoline, how many liters of gasoline will he use on a trip of 350 kilometers?
2. Mutya sold 2 baskets of avocado at Php30.00 per kg. If a basket contains 5 1/2 kg, how much did Mutya
earn?​

Answer 1

• Q1. 42 liters
• Q2. Php. 330

Explanation:

Question 1

Use ratios to solve:

• 12/100 = x/350
• x = 12*350/100
• x = 42 liters

Question 2

• 1 basket → 5 1/2 kg ⇒ 2 baskets → 2(5 1/2) = 11 kg
• 1 kg → 30 ⇒ 11 kg → 11*30 = 330

Mutya earned Php. 330