For every 29 litres of petrol a car can run for 90 km. How much petrol do you need (to 1 DP) to ensure the car has enough petrol of a trip that is 300 km?

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asked Oct 19, 2019 122k views

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Ishwor Timilsina · Answer 1 · 2019-10-23T23:42:58+0000

Answer: 96.66 litres of petrol is enough for 300 km.

Explanation:

90 km uses 29 litres petrol.

1 km uses = 90/29 = 3.1034 km / litre

300 km uses = 300km/3.1034 km/litre

=96.666 litres of petrol.