Question

Jackie loves to cook fried foods. She recorded the total amount of oil that she used each month in the table below.

In January, she used 3/5 of the amount of oil that she used in February.

Fill in the amount of oil that Jackie used in January in the table below.


Month Liters of oil used
january ?

February 2/3

March 1 1/2

Answer 1

In January

she used 3/5 of what she used in February.

In February she used 2/3 litres of oil.

So it is 3/5 of 2/3 to find what amount she used in January.

3/5 × 2/3 = 6/15

If we simplify 6/15 we find 2/5 as our answer.

So our answer is 2/5 litres.

Answer 2

Answer

She used 6/15 litres of oil in January

Step-by-step explanation

We are given that, in January, she used 3/5 of the amount of oil she used in February.

We are also given that, she used 2/3 litres of oil in February.

Therefore, amount of oil used in January is:

3/5 • 2/3 = 6/15

She used 6/15 litres of oil in January