Question

A bus runs 550 km on 25 litres of diesel. How many litres of diesel is required to run the same bus for 14652 km ?

Answer 1

550 km = 25 litres of diesel (Given)

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Find 1 km:

1 km = 25 ÷ 550 = 1/22 litres

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Find 14652 km:

14652 km = 1/22 x 14652 = 666 litres

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Answer: 14652 km will require 666 litres of diesel.

Answer 2

$550km = 25 \: litres \\ 14652k m \: = \frac{14652}{550} \times 25 \\ 14652km \: = \frac{14652}{22} \\ 14652km \: = 666 \: litres$
Therefore the bus required 666 litre of diesel to run for 14652 km.