Respuesta :
18 * 3.5 = 63
He wants to fry 63 potatoes
63/6 = 10.5
He will need 10.5 liters of oil to from potatoes for 3.5 hours.
Answer:
Mauricio needs 10.5 liters of oil for frying.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Mauricio wants to fry 18 potatoes per hour for 3.5 hours. He can fry 6 potatoes using 1 liter of oil.
To find : How many liters of oil does Mauricio need for frying potatoes?
Solution :
Applying unitary method,
Mauricio can fry 6 potatoes using 1 liter of oil.
Mauricio can fry 1 potatoes using [tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex] liter of oil.
Mauricio can fry 18 potatoes using [tex]\frac{18}{6}=3[/tex] liter of oil
Now, Mauricio fries 18 potatoes using 3 liters of oil per hour.
The total amount of oil needed by him =[tex]3.5 \times 3 = 10.5[/tex] liters.
Therefore, Mauricio needs 10.5 liters of oil for frying.
