Question

Katy drove for 238 miles, correct to the nearest mile. She used 27.3 litres of petrol, to the nearest tenth of a litre. Work out the upper bound for the petrol consumption for Katy’s journey. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. ...................................... miles per litre Q4 (Total 3 marks) Number of miles travelled Number of litres of petrol used

Answer 1

nearest mile of 238miles=240miles

nearest tenth of a litre of petrol=30litre

therefore,Katy travelled distance in a litre=240miles/3L of petrol

=8 miles