SOLUTION: dad's car uses 1 litre of of petrol for every 8 kilometres. if dad uses 7 litres of petrol a dat to get to work and come back home again, how far is dad's work from our home?
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Question 718612: dad's car uses 1 litre of of petrol for every 8 kilometres. if dad uses 7 litres of petrol a dat to get to work and come back home again, how far is dad's work from our home?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For each litre he uses, he drives 8 kilometres. If he uses 7 litres, then he must be driving 7 times as far, which is 7*8= 56 kilometres.
Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida
USA
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