SOLUTION: 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

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Question 51377: 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?

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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?
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[3 natural]/[5 synthetic] = [x petrol]/ [400 synthetic]
3/5 = x/400
Multiply both sides by 400 to get;
x=(3/5)400
x=3*80
x=240 liters of Petrol oil
Cheers,
Stan H.