A car travels at a speed of 64mph and its fuel consumption is 28 mpg. It has a 11 gallon tank which was full when it started but at that very moment began to leak fuel. After 112 miles the car stops with a completely empty tank. How many gallons per hour was it losing?
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● Answer -
Gallons lost per hour = 6.286 gallons/hr
◆ Explanation -
Time taken by the car to empty the fuel tank is -
Time = distance / velocity
Time = 112 / 64
Time = 1.75 hrs
No of gallons lost per hour are calculated by -
Gallons lost per hour = Total / hrs
Gallons lost per hour = 11 / 1.75
Gallons lost per hour = 6.286 gallons/hr
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