Question

Petroleum motor oil does a combination of natural oil and synthetic oil. It contains 5 L of natural oil for every 3 L of synthetic oil. In order to make 768 L of petroleum oil how many liters of natural oil are needed

Answer 1

480 liters of natural oil

Step by step Explanation:

ratio of natural to synthetic oil

= 5:3

If 440 liters have to be made then,

Add 5 + 3 = 8

So, 5/8 of 768 liters will be = 480 liters of natural oil

and, 3/8 of 768 liters will be = 288liters of synthetic oil

Therefore, 480 liters of natural oil will be needed