Question

A car covers a distance of 55.3 km in one litre of petrol. How much distance will it cover in 5 litres of petrol? Solve the word problem by writing all the required statements.

Answer 1

Answer:

276.5km

Step-by-step explanation:

=>distance traveled by car with 1 litre petrol= 55.3km

=>distance traveled by car with 5 litre petrol= (55.3km ÷1 litre) × 5litre

=> distance= 276.5 km

Answer 2

Given :-

• A car covers a distance of 55.3 km in one litre of petrol.

To find :

• distance it will cover in 5 litres of petrol

Solution :

Distance covered by car in one litre = 55.3 km

Distance covered by the car in 5 litres = (5 × 55.3 ) km

= 5 × 55.3

= 5 × (553 /10)

= 5 × 553 × 1/10

= 2765 × 1/10

= 276.5 km

Answer :

Distance covered by car in 5 litres = 276.5 km

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Learn more formulae :-

1. Distance = speed× time
2. Speed = distance / time
3. time = distance / speed

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