6 kg of oil was obtained from 24 kg of cotton seeds. How many kilograms of cottonseed does it take to get 5 kg of oil?

1. Since we know from the condition of the problem that 6 kg of oil were obtained from 24 kg of cotton seeds, it means that we can find out how many cotton seeds need to be consumed in order to obtain 1 kg of oil.

24/6 = 4 kg.

2. And now that we know how much cotton seeds are required to make 1 kg of oil, let us calculate how many kilograms of cotton seeds are required to get 5 kg of oil.

5 * 4 = 20 kg of cotton seeds.

Answer: In order to get 5 kg of oil, you need to use 20 kg of cotton seeds.