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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 X is :

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

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

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

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

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Answer

Given,

Distance covered by cars = 72 km

Given,

Car X travels x km using 1 litre of diesel.

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

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

Hence, option 3 is the correct option.

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