document.write( "Question 908543: A car consumes 5 litre per hour when travelling at 50kmph.Then find consumption of the car when travelling at 60kmp in 45 minutes and 60 minutes \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #551110 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Direct Variation type of problem.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "No other information to think otherwise.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "This is in the form \n" ); document.write( "Using R for the consumption rate \n" ); document.write( "r as the speed of the car \n" ); document.write( "k proportionality constant.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5*(liters/hour)*(1/50)(hours/kilometer), is probably not the kind of situation involved here. Why, is that the consumption rate DEPENDS on the speed. I have assumed that consumption rate will increase with speed and is directly proportional to it.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The relationship you want then is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The time values given in your question need to be adjusted for \"per hour\". \n" ); document.write( " |