Question

Sheleah and her family are planning a trip from Los Angeles, California to Melbourne, Australia. While booking her family's plane tickets, she notices on the itinerary that the airline is offering a sixteen hour straight flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne on a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Jet. In an effort to learn more about the capabilities of the Jet, Sheleah does a little research and stumbles upon the following graph and facts about the Jet's gasoline consumption.

GRAPH IN SCREENSHOT

The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Jet can carry approximately 422,000 gallons of gasoline, making it possible for the jet to travel 14,430 kilometers before needing to refuel.

Using the graph, approximate the Jet's average gas consumption, in gallons per hour, during the sixteen hour flight from Los Angeles, California to Melbourne, Australia. In your final answer, include all of your calculations.

Answer 1

26375

On the graph, it tells you how much fuel is left after 2 hours of the journey.

If we take 422,000 and subtract 369,250 from it we get 52,750. However, this is how much gas is used in 2 hours, so to find one hour we need to divide by 2, getting us 26,375.

Therefore, the Jet uses 26,375 gallons per hour during the 16 hour trip from Los Angeles, CA to Melbourne, Australia.