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A motorcycle can travel 70 miles per gallon. Approximately how many gallons of fuel will the motorcycle need to travel 60 km?

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Answer:

0.54 gallons

Explanation:

User Christen
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We have the following given
mileage = 70 miles per gallon
distance = 60 km

Required: amount of fuel in gallons

First, we must convert the distance to miles, so
60 km (1 mi/1.6 km) = 37.5 mi

So, the amount of fuel is
37.5 mi / (70 mi/gal) = 0.54 gallons
User Dragan Radivojevic
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