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Hii,
Soo i'm practicing a paper for uni test tomorrow and I just don't know how to work out this question:

A jet ski uses 6 litres of fuel per hour.
The fuel tank is holds 24 litres when full.
The fuel gauge on one jet ski shows that the tank is 3/4 full.
How long should the jet ski run before the tank is empty?

So could someone show me the working out and apparently the answer is meant to be 3 hours..
How do i get that..?
Thaanks..!:smile:



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Reply 1
Hi, Basically a full tank is 24 litres, when full so thats 4/4 and 4 hours, so if you divide 24 /4 each section means 6l per hourwhich is 1/4 so if its 3/4 that basically means 3 hours because 24L which is 4 hours. Hope that helps, sorry if your confused, pm me if your stuck
Reply 2
1/4 of 24 litres is 6 litres
3/4 of 24 litres is 18 litres
18 litres / 6 ( Amount of litres used per hour ) is 3
So the answer is 3 hours.
Reply 3
Original post by _aylinyilmazx
Hii,
Soo i'm practicing a paper for uni test tomorrow and I just don't know how to work out this question:

A jet ski uses 6 litres of fuel per hour.
The fuel tank is holds 24 litres when full.
The fuel gauge on one jet ski shows that the tank is 3/4 full.
How long should the jet ski run before the tank is empty?

So could someone show me the working out and apparently the answer is meant to be 3 hours..
How do i get that..?
Thaanks..!:smile:



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Reply 4
Original post by _aylinyilmazx
Hii,
Soo i'm practicing a paper for uni test tomorrow and I just don't know how to work out this question:

A jet ski uses 6 litres of fuel per hour.
The fuel tank is holds 24 litres when full.
The fuel gauge on one jet ski shows that the tank is 3/4 full.
How long should the jet ski run before the tank is empty?

So could someone show me the working out and apparently the answer is meant to be 3 hours..
How do i get that..?
Thaanks..!:smile:



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if the tank is full, it has 24 litres thereofre if its 3/4 full its 0.75*24 = 18litres

18litres divided by 6 = 3 hours

Hope I helped :smile:
Lol everyone sees a girl and quickly answers the question
Original post by ndk123
if the tank is full, it has 24 litres thereofre if its 3/4 full its 0.75*24 = 18litres

18litres divided by 6 = 3 hours

Hope I helped :smile:


Thanks!


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