Question

A motorcycle travels 250 km on 5 litres of petrol how much petrol Will he need to travel a distance of 400 kilometres

Answer 1

To find out how much petrol he will need to travel a distance of 400 kilometers, we can set up a proportion.

Let's call the amount of petrol needed to travel 400 kilometers x.

The 250 kilometers to 5 litres of petrol ratio can be written as 250/5.

We can set up the proportion: 250/5 = 400/x.

To solve for x, we can cross multiply: 250x = 5 * 400.

250x = 2000.

Dividing both sides by 250 gives x = 8.

Therefore, he will need 8 litres of petrol to travel a distance of 400 kilometers.