Question 13 Marks
A truck uses 20 litres of diesel for 240 km. How many litres will be needed for 1200 km?
Answer
View full question & answer→litres of diesel used for $1 \mathrm{~km}$.
240 km & 20 litres
$ \begin{aligned} & 1 \mathrm{~km}=\frac{20}{240} \text { litres } \\ & =0.0833 \text { litres } \end{aligned} $
litres of diesel used for $1200 \mathrm{~km}$.
$ \begin{aligned} & 1 \mathrm{~km}=0.0833 \text { litres } \\ & 1200 \mathrm{~km}=0.0833 \times 1200 \text { litres } \\ & =99.96 \\ & \approx 100 \text { litres } \end{aligned} $
100 litres of diesel is required for $1200 \mathrm{~km}$.
240 km & 20 litres
$ \begin{aligned} & 1 \mathrm{~km}=\frac{20}{240} \text { litres } \\ & =0.0833 \text { litres } \end{aligned} $
litres of diesel used for $1200 \mathrm{~km}$.
$ \begin{aligned} & 1 \mathrm{~km}=0.0833 \text { litres } \\ & 1200 \mathrm{~km}=0.0833 \times 1200 \text { litres } \\ & =99.96 \\ & \approx 100 \text { litres } \end{aligned} $
100 litres of diesel is required for $1200 \mathrm{~km}$.