Question

Petrolyn motor oil is a combination of natural oil and synthetic oil. It contains

4

liters of natural oil for every
5

liters of synthetic oil. If
296

liters of natural oil are used, how many liters of Petrolyn oil will be made?

Answer 1

370 liters The problem states that you can make 5 liters of the synthetic oil for every 4 liters of natural oil. So you simply divide the amount of natural oil you have by 4 and then multiple the result by 5 to get the amount of synthetic oil produced. The formula is V = N/4 * 5 Substituting the known value of 296 for N gives V = 296 / 4 * 5 = 74 * 5 = 370 So you can make 370 liters of Petrolyn oil from 296 liters of natural oil.