The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows the distances between 4 houses.
- Xylia travels from House V to House W and then to House Y. Find the distance she has travelled in metres.
- The cost of petrol consumption for every km travelled is 75 cents. Find the cost of the petrol consumption to travel from House W to House X.
- Find the shortest distance to travel from House V to House Y. Leave your answer in km and m.
(a)
Distance that Xylia has travelled
= 10.4 + 15.6
= 26 km
1 km = 1000 m
26 km = 26000 m
(b)
Cost of petrol consumption to travel from House W to House X
= 2.72 x 0.75
= $2.04
(c)
Distance to travel from House V to House Y via House W
= 13.9 + 7.8
= 21.7 km (Shorter distance)
Distance to travel from House V to House Y via House X
= 10.4 + 15.6
= 26 km (Longer distance)
Shortest distance to travel from House V to House Y = 21 km 700 m
Answer(s): (a) 26000 m; (b) $2.04; (c) 21 km 700 m