A scooter consumes 2.5 litres of petrol in covering a distance of 85 km. What distance will it cover in 8 litres of petrol?
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A scooter consumes 2.5 litres of petrol in covering a distance of 85 km. What distance will it cover in 8 litres of petrol?

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In 2.5 litres, distance covered = 85 km. In 1 litre, distance covered = km. [Less petrol, Less distance] Multiply by 10 to remove decimals. In 1 litre, distance covered = km In 8 litres, distance covered = = 34 x 8 km (Dividing 850 and 25 by 25) = 272 km. Hence, the scooter will cover 272 km in 8 litres of petrol.

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A scooter consumes 2.5 litres of petrol in covering a distance of 85 km. What distance will it cover in 8 litres of petrol?

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