Question

A car can travel 480 miles on a full tank of petrol. The tank holds 60 litres. A driver fills the tank and sets off on a journey.How many litres of petrol will be left when the car has travelled 360 miles?

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Answer 1

After travelling 360 miles, 15 litres of petrol will be left.

Explanation:

If a car can travel 480 miles with a full tank of 60 liters of petrol, it could be said that each liter of petrol allows to travel 8 miles (480/60 = 8). Therefore, since the driver has driven his car for 360 miles, his tank has spent 45 liters of petrol (360/8 = 45). In conclusion, given that the tank has a capacity of 60 liters and that it was full at the time of departure, having spent 45 liters, 15 liters remain in the tank.