Chapter CSB, Problem 1.24E

To determine

To find:therequired amount of gasoline for the 350-mile trip.

Answer to Problem 1.24E

  $\text{14}\text{.5833}\text{gallons}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Amount of gasoline to covered 120 mile is $5\text{gallon}$ .

Calculation:

According to the question, the amount of gasoline to covered 120 mile is $5\text{gallon}$ .

Therefore, amount of gasoline to covered 1mile is $\frac{5}{120}\text{gallon}=\frac{1}{24}\text{gallon}$

Therefore, amount of gasoline to covered 350 mile is

  $\begin{array}{l}=\frac{1}{24}\times 350\text{gallons}\\ \text{=14}\text{.5833}\text{gallons}\end{array}$

Hence,the required amount of gasoline for the 350-mile trip is $\text{14}\text{.5833}\text{gallons}$ .