Question

A hybrid car can travel 40 miles per gallon. Approximately how many gallons of fuel will the car need to travel 20 km? (5 points) [1 mile = 1.6 km]

Answer 1

To travel 20 Km, the hybrid car needs 0.3125 gallons of fuel.

Explanation:

Proportions

The hybrid car can travel 40 miles per gallon.

Since one mile is equivalent to 1.6 Km, the distance traveled per gallon is 40*1.6 = 64 Km.

Now the distance is expressed in Km, we can find the gallons needed to travel 20 Km, by calculating 20/64 = 0.3125.

To travel 20 Km, the hybrid car needs 0.3125 gallons of fuel.