The question says the machine uses up m gallons of oil each hour on weekends.
This means that if the machine works for 24 hours each day, it implies that:

There are only two days on weekends i.e. Saturday and Sunday.
This means that if the amount of oil used in 1 day in the weekend is 24m, then we can say:
Saturday: oil used is 24m
Sunday: oil used is 24m
Total oil used during the weekend is:
Start by proving to them that the number 0.57 can be converted into a fraction . A whole number can't exactly be put in to a fraction. 0.57 can be converted to 14.25/25. This information means that 0.57 IS a rational number. Hope this convinced them!
Answer:400 miles per hour
Step-by-step explanation:
Let w = speed at which the plane travelled west
Let s = speed at which the plane travelled south
Distance moved in 5 hrs heading west = 5*w = 5w
Distance moved in 4 hrs heading south = 4*s = 4s
Total distance, 3444= 5w + 4s
w = s + 39( 39 miles/hr faster)
5(s+39) + 4s = 3444
5s + 195 + 4s = 3444
9s = 3249
s = 361 miles per hour
w = s + 39 = 361 +39
= 400 miles per hour
Answer:
answer is 11.9...... have a good day