Question

Hanna makes her own furniture polish using 25% percent vinegar and 75% olive oil. Write and solve an equation to determine how much total solution she made if she used 3 cups of olive oil. Show your work.

Answer 1

one cup of vinegar

Answer 2

25% is 1/4 and 75% is 3/4

Answer 3

0.75 x Cups of furniture polish = Cups of olive oil
0.25 x Cups of furniture polish = Cups of Vinegar
3cups of olive oil/0.75 = 4 Cups of furniture polish

Answer 4

so if there is three of olive oil, you need one part of vinegar to make four cups of polish