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Question
A car travels a distance of 225 km in 25 litres of petrol. How many litres of petrol will be required to cover a distance of 540 kilometres by this car?
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Solution
A car travels 225 km distance in 25 L petrol.
∵ For 1 km, petrol required = `25/225` L
∴ For 540 km, the petrol required = `25/225 xx 540` = 60 L
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