Question

Mauricio wants to fry 1818 potatoes per hour for 3.53.5 hours. He can fry 66 potatoes using 11 liter of oil. How many liters of oil does Mauricio need for frying potatoes?

Answer 1

Mauricio needs 10.5 liters of oil for frying.

Explanation:

It is given that,

Mauricio can fry 6 potatoes using 1 liter of oil.

So, he can fry 18 potatoes using
`(1)/(6)* 18` = 3 liters of oil.

Thus, Mauricio fries 18 potatoes using 3 liters of oil per hour

Now, Mauricio wants to fry the 18 potatoes for 3.5 hours.

So, the total amount of oil needed by him = 3.5 × 3 = 10.5 liters.

Hence, Mauricio needs 10.5 liters of oil for frying.