Question

A sales representative notes that in a particular week he drove 1350 km and used 120 L of petrol. His sales patre

(in another vehicle) drove 940 km and used 88 L of petrol. Express their petrol usages as a rate in the form
kilometres: 100 L

Answer 1

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Answer:

1. 1125 km/(100 L)
2. 1068.2 km/(100 L)

Explanation:

If u represents the desired usage rate, then the proportion is ...

km/liters = ...

u/100 = 1350/120

u = 100(1350/120) = 1125 . . . . km/100 L — first vehicle

and ...

u/100 = 940/88

u = 100(940/88) = 1068.2 . . . . km/100 L — second vehicle