Question

A car runs 20 km using 1 litre of petrol. How much distance will it cover in 5/4 litre of petrol ?
25
20
35
45
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Answer 1

25

Explanation:

Distance covered by Car in 1 litre petrol=20 km

Hence, distance it will cover with 5/4 litre petrol= 20X5/4 (km)

=5X5 km

=25 km

Answer 2

Given - Distance covered by car in 1 litre of petrol: 20 kilometre

Find - Distance car will cover in 5/4 litre of petrol.

Solution - 1 litre of petrol can cover 20 kilometre.

5/4 litre of petrol can cover = 20*(5/4)

Distance covered by 5/4 litre of petrol = 5*5

Distance covered by 5/4 litre of petrol = 25 kilometres.

Therefore, 25 kilometre is the distance covered by 5/4 litre of petrol.