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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» HEY Dear, ● 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 Hope that was useful.. |
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