Question

A fuel tank has a volume of 36 gallons. When filled with biodiesel, it provides 4,500,000 BTUs. How many BTUs does 1 gallon of biodiesel yield?

Answer 1

Answer: 125,000 BTUs

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to apply proportions:

A fuel tank has a volume of 36 gallons. When filled with biodiesel, it provides 4,500,000 BTUs

So, the proportion is:

36 gallons / 4,500,000 BTUs

For 1 gallon  

1 gallon / x BTUs

36/4,500,000 = 1/x

Solving for x:

x = 1 / (36/4,500,000)

x = 125,000 BTUs

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