The oil tank in your car is leaking at a rate of 1.2 oz per mile driven you drive 15 miles over to your grandma house.how many cups of oil did your car leak?

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Mrityunjay · Answer 1 · 2019-03-29T21:16:21+0000

Multiply the rate per mile by the miles and the appropriate conversion factor.

$\frac{1.2\,\text{oz}}{1\,\text{mi}}\cdot (15\,\text{mi})* \frac{1\,\text{cup}}{8\,\text{oz}}=(1.2\cdot 15)/(8)\,\text{cup}=2.25\,\text{cup}$

The car leaked 2.25 cups of oil on the trip to grandma's house.