Question

Petrolyn motor oil is a combination of natural oil and synthetic oil. it contains 5 liters of natural oil for every 6 liters of synthetic oil. if 498 liters of synthetic oil are used, how many liters of petrol oil will be made

Answer 1

In this problem, we use the method of ratio and proportion. This technique works by using the concept that there is a fixed ratio of compositions within a mixture. Speaking generally, there is a fixed ratio of the parts of the whole. So, all we have to do is equate both ratios.

5 L natural oil/ 6 L synthetic oil = x L natural oil/498 L synthetic oil
x = 415 L natural oil

So, if petrol oil contains 498 L synthetic oil, it has a corresponding amount of 415 natural oil. Adding these two would be the total volume of the petrol oil. That would be 415+498 = 913 L petrol oil.