A car is filled with four and half gallons of oil for full round trip. Fuel is taken 1/4 gallon more in going than coming. What is the fuel consumed in coming up?

Question:A car is filled with four and half gallons of oil for full round trip. Fuel is taken 1/4 gallon more in going than coming. What is the fuel consumed in coming up??

Answer: Before the trip, car is filled with = 4 ½ gallon of oil.Let 'X' be the quantity of fuel consumed for the trip in one direction The fuel consumed while going = X + ¼ The fuel consumed while coming = XTherefore, the fuel consumed for the trip = (X + ¼) + X = 4 ½ 2X + ¼ = 4 ½ => 2X = 4 ½ - ¼ => 2X = 4 ¼ => X= 2 1/8 . approxTherefore the fuel consumed while coming = 2.125 gallon

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