Question

In 2012. Mansi drove 8360 miles in her car and her car does 37 miles to the gallon. Petrol cost £1.45 per litre. 1 gallon is 4.55 litre. Calculate how much in pounds Mansi spend on petrol?

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Answer 1

`1490.68 " pounds"`

Explanation:

Use Dimensional analysis with the given information:

`8360 cancel("miles") xx (1 cancel("gallon"))/(37 cancel("miles"))xx(4.55 cancel"L")/ (1 cancel("gallon"))xx (1.45 " pounds")/(1 cancel"L")= 1490.68 " pounds"`