document.write( "Question 985726: One tank of gas will take a car 400 km if the car is driving at 100 km/hr. However if the car is driven
\n" ); document.write( "at 50 km/hr the rate of gas consumption is 1/3 less. How much longer (in km) will a car be able to
\n" ); document.write( "drive on one tank of gas, at 50 km/hr rather than at 100 km/hr? \n" ); document.write( "
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One tank of gas will take a car 400 km if the car is driving at 100 km/hr.
\n" ); document.write( " However if the car is driven at 50 km/hr the rate of gas consumption is 1/3 less.
\n" ); document.write( " How much longer (in km) will a car be able to drive on one tank of gas, at 50 km/hr rather than at 100 km/hr?
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\n" ); document.write( "This would be easier to handle if we gave the gas tank a value of 20 gallons
\n" ); document.write( "Then the mpg would be: 400/20 = 20 kpg
\n" ); document.write( "In terms of consumption the is 1/20 or .05 gal per km
\n" ); document.write( "A consumption of 1/3 less would be 2/3 * .05 = .0333 gal per km
\n" ); document.write( "Find how many miles to empty the tank at this consumption, 20/.0333 = 600 km
\n" ); document.write( "therefore
\n" ); document.write( "600 - 400 = 200 km further at 50 km/hr\r
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