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Two cars X and Y use 1 litre of diesel to travel x km and (x + 3) km respectively. If both the cars covered a distance of 72 km, then :

The number of litres of diesel used by car Y is:

  1. 72x3\dfrac{72}{x - 3} litres

  2. 72x+3\dfrac{72}{x + 3} litres

  3. 72x\dfrac{72}{x} litres

  4. 12x+3\dfrac{12}{x + 3} litres

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Answer

Given,

Distance covered by cars = 72 km

Given,

Car Y travels x + 3 km using 1 litre of diesel.

Therefore, to travel 1 km car Y uses 1x+3\dfrac{1}{x + 3} litres of diesel.

To travel 72 km car Y will use 72x+3\dfrac{72}{x + 3} litres of diesel.

Hence, option 2 is the correct option.

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