There are n gallons of oil. after m gallons have been used then, in terms of m and n, what percent of oil remains? what percent was used? plz

Step-by-step explanation:

Normally wiht number you would just have to do a rile of thirds, but in this case you need to used the values and to think a little outside the box.

YOu knwo that the total number of gallons is "n".

And the used gallons is "m"

To calculate the percentage used you use the next rule of three and clear for "x".

so that would be the expression for gallons used, the remaining gallons expression would be (n-m), so we do the same rule of three but witht the remaining gallons expression:

And that would be the expression for percentage of gallons left.

1/3

step-by-step explanation:

to find this, you can divide 12 by 4 which is 3 or you can multiply 4 until you reach 12 (4x3=12). both should give you 3, meaning theres three times less bananas than there are oranges.

the answer is d

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