At a refinery, 100,000 tons of sand are required to produce 60,000 barrels of a tarry material. How many tons of sand are required to produce 3,000 barrels of this tarry material?

To solve this problem, we just need to set an equation and find the missing value. 5000 tons of sand will produce 3000 barrels of tarry material.
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Data;

100,000 tons = 60,000 barrels
x tons = 3,000 barrels

Let's cross multiply both sides and solve for x in this equation
100000 = 60 , 000 x = 3000 x = 60000 100000 ∗ 3000 ​ x = 5000 t o n s
From the calculations above, 5000 tons of sand will produce 3000 barrels of tarry material.
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Answered by lhabdulsamirahmed | 2024-06-24

60000 100000 ​ = 3000 x ​
60000 x = 300000000
60000 60000 x ​ = 60000 300000000 ​
x = 5000

Answered by Edmund | 2024-06-24

To produce 3,000 barrels of the tarry material, 5,000 tons of sand are required. This was calculated using a proportion based on the information that 100,000 tons of sand produce 60,000 barrels. By setting up a simple equation and solving for x, we found the answer.
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Answered by lhabdulsamirahmed | 2024-10-10