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A lorry uses 80 litres of fuel on a trip of 280 kilometres. How much fuel would the same lorry use on a trip of 196 kilometres?

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Answer:

55.86 litres (55.9 litres rounded up)

Step-by-step explanation:

80÷280=0.285 (the amount of liters in 1km the lorry uses)

0.285×196=55.86

the lorry would use 55.86 litres on a trip of 196km

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