SOLUTION: using ratio a car travels 240 km on 20 litres of petrol, how many litres of petrol is needed to travel 600 km?

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Question 1053062: using ratio
a car travels 240 km on 20 litres of petrol,
how many litres of petrol is needed to travel 600 km?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To use a ration, then:
240/20=600/n
240n=12000
n=50 litres of petrol needed. ☺☺☺☺