Question

You are traveling on a plane trip from Washington, D.C. to Cleveland, Ohio and the plane uses 1,260 MJ/passenger trip. If you made the trip by car it would take 18 gallons/passenger trip. There are 142 MJ in a gallon of kerosene, a type of jet fuel. How many gallons of kerosene does it take to make the trip by plane?

Answer 1

8.87 gallons of kerosene

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Given and required data

• Energy to travel by plane per passenger trip: 1,260 MJ/passenger trip

• Energy per gallon of kerosene: 142 MJ/gal

Step 2: Calculate how many gallons of kerosene it takes to make the trip by plane

We can calculate the amount of kerosene required by combining the factor provided in Step 1.

1 gal/142 MJ × 1,260 MJ/passenger trip = 8.87 gal/passenger trip

8.87 gallons of kerosene are required to make the trip by plane.