Answer:
4 gallons
Step-by-step explanation:
80/5 will give you 16 so for each gallon the car can move 16 milles
so 64/16 = 4 so he will need 4 gallons of gas in order make the trip
I would say there would be 5 itineraries ie one each for Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Laos and Bali though for the countries Thailand and Laos there may be more than one stop so there would be a minimum of 5 itineraries.
Two basic ways in which to do this problem:
1. Find and apply the LCD.
2. Convert all of the given numbers to their decimal form, to 2 or 3 places only.
Try #2 first:
5/6 = 0.83
4/5 = 0.80 is not between 5/6 and 1. Reject it.
4/7 = 0.57 Reject
6/7 = 0.86 This is between 5/6 and1. This is the answer.
3 lightest sharks
= 3 3/8 + 3 3/8 + 3 3/8
= 9 9/8
= 10 1/8