document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51377>Question 51377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Petrolyn oil is a combination of natural oil and synthetic oil-- 3parts natural oil for every 5 parts of synthetic oil. How many liters of Petrolyn oil can be made from 400 liters of synthetic oil? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[3 natural]/[5 synthetic] = [x petrol]/ [400 synthetic]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 = x/400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 400 to get;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(3/5)400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3*80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=240 liters of Petrol oil<BR>\n" );
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