Question

The scale on the map is 1 centimeter is equal to 25 kilometers. On the map, the distance the towns along the highway is 4.5 centimeters. Tori's car uses 0.123 liter of gasoline for each kilometer of highway driving. How many liters of gasoline to the nearest liter will Tori need to drive from one of these town to the other?

Answer 1

Answer: About 14 liters of gasoline is required.

Explanation:

On the map,

1 centimeter= 25 kilometers.

Distance the towns along the highway is 4.5 centimeters.

Actual distance = 4.5 x 25 km

= 112.5 km

Tori's car uses 0.123 liter of gasoline for each kilometer of highway driving.

Total gasoline required = 0.123 x 112.5 km

= 13.8375 liters≈ 14 liters

hence, about 14 liters of gasoline is required.