Question

A ship will use 1/6 of its total fuel supply for a typical round strip. If there is 5/8 of a total fuel supply on board, how many round trips can the ship make

Answer 1

If there is 5/8 of a total fuel supply on board, the ship can make 6 round trips

Solution:

Let the number of the round trips the ships make be "n"

Now, according to question in one trip the ship consumes
`(1)/(6)` of its total fuel supply which is given to be
`(5)/(8)`

Fuel supply used in "1" trip =
`(1)/(6) * (5)/(8)`

Now fuel supply used for "n" trip is given as:

`n * (1)/(6) * (5)/(8)=(5)/(8)`

`n = 6`

Hence the ship can make 6 round trips