document.write( "Question 620333: a pump uses 3.8 litres of diesel in 45 mins, how much will it use in 8 hours \n" ); document.write( "
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a pump uses 3.8 litres of diesel in 45 mins, how much will it use in 8 hours
\n" ); document.write( "convert 45 min to .75 hrs, and use a ratio equation where
\n" ); document.write( "x = no. of liters used in 8 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F3.8\" = \"8%2F.75\"
\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( ".75x = 3.8 * 8
\n" ); document.write( ".75x = 30.4
\n" ); document.write( "x = 30.4/.75
\n" ); document.write( "x = 40.53 liters consumed in 8 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "You can check this using another method:
\n" ); document.write( "Find how many liters consumed in 1 hr
\n" ); document.write( "3.8/.75 = 5.067 liters per hr
\n" ); document.write( "Find how many consumed in 8 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "8 * 5.067 = 40.53 liters \n" ); document.write( "
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