The table below shows the price board displayed at a petrol station on 12 April 2023. Pump price refers to the price before a discount is given, whereas nett price refers to the price after a discount is given. The discount given for the 3 grades is the same.

  1. (a)

    Find the value of xx.

    Answer xx = ...

  2. (b)

    Mrs Ong always drives her car from her house in Singapore to Malacca to visit her parents.

    Below is some information about her car.

    Fuel consumption is distance travelled per unit volume of fuel used.

    Mrs Ong decided to visit her parents during Labour Day.
    She pumped a full tank of Levo 95 for the car and drove a distance of 244 km.
    The tank was left with 70% of fuel in the end.

    Mrs Ong made two claims:

    "The fuel consumption was 47 mpg."

    and

    "The total discount she received would allow her to travel an extra distance of approximately 13.6 km."

    Were her claims correct?
    Justify your decisions and show your calculations clearly.

    Answer

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9(a)

1. Find the common discount and apply it to Levo 98.

For Levo 95, discount per litre

$2.92−$2.77=$0.15\$2.92 - \$2.77 = \$0.15

Since the discount is the same for all 3 grades,

x=$3.41−$0.15=$3.26x = \$3.41 - \$0.15 = \$3.26

Answer

x=$3.26x = \char36{}3.26

9(b)

1. Find the full tank capacity in litres and the volume of fuel used.

Full tank capacity
11.0952×3.7855=42.0008196 litres11.0952 \times 3.7855 = 42.0008196\text{ litres}
Since 70%70\% of the fuel was left, fuel used was 30%30\%.
0.30×42.0008196=12.60024588 litres0.30 \times 42.0008196 = 12.60024588\text{ litres}

2. Calculate the actual fuel consumption in km per litre.

Fuel consumption is distance travelled per unit volume of fuel used.
Fuel consumption=24412.60024588=19.3647 km/litre\text{Fuel consumption}=\frac{244}{12.60024588}=19.3647\text{ km/litre}

3. Convert the actual fuel consumption to mpg and decide whether the first claim is correct.

Given 1 mpg=0.42554 km/litre1\text{ mpg}=0.42554\text{ km/litre},
Fuel consumption in mpg=19.36470.42554=45.5 mpg\text{Fuel consumption in mpg}=\frac{19.3647}{0.42554}=45.5\text{ mpg}
This is not 4747 mpg.

4. Find the total discount received for a full tank of Levo 95.

For Levo 95, discount per litre
=$2.92−$2.77=$0.15=\$2.92-\$2.77=\$0.15
Total discount for a full tank
=42.0008196×$0.15=$6.30012294=42.0008196\times \$0.15=\$6.30012294
So the total discount was about $6.30\char36{}6.30.

5. Convert the total discount into extra litres of fuel at the nett price.

Extra fuel that can be bought using the discount:
6.300122942.77=2.2744 litres\frac{6.30012294}{2.77}=2.2744\text{ litres}

6. Find the extra distance possible and decide whether the second claim is correct.

Using the actual fuel consumption 19.3647 km/litre19.3647\text{ km/litre},
2.2744×19.3647=44.1 km2.2744\times 19.3647=44.1\text{ km}
This is not approximately 13.6 km13.6\text{ km}.

Answer

First claim: incorrect, since the actual fuel consumption is about 45.545.5 mpg, not 4747 mpg.

Second claim: incorrect, since the total discount for a full tank would allow her to travel about 44.144.1 km, not approximately 13.613.6 km.

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