The problem consists of three parts: (a)(i) Finding the distance between Harare and Victoria Falls from the table and rounding it to the nearest 10 kilometers. (a)(ii) Finding the distance 'x' between Kadoma and Bulawayo from the table. (b)(i) Calculating the time taken for a motorist to travel from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls at an average speed of 80 km/h. (b)(ii) Calculating the fuel needed for the journey if the car uses 6.5 litres for every 100 kilometers travelled.
2025/7/5
1. Problem Description
The problem consists of three parts:
(a)(i) Finding the distance between Harare and Victoria Falls from the table and rounding it to the nearest 10 kilometers.
(a)(ii) Finding the distance 'x' between Kadoma and Bulawayo from the table.
(b)(i) Calculating the time taken for a motorist to travel from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls at an average speed of 80 km/h.
(b)(ii) Calculating the fuel needed for the journey if the car uses 6.5 litres for every 100 kilometers travelled.
2. Solution Steps
(a)(i) From the distance chart, the distance between Harare and Victoria Falls is 879 kilometers. Rounding to the nearest 10 kilometers, we get 880 kilometers.
(a)(ii) From the distance chart, the distance 'x' between Kadoma and Bulawayo is 738 kilometers.
(b)(i) The distance between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls is 440 km.
The average speed is 80 km/h.
We use the formula:
hours
(b)(ii) The distance between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls is 440 km.
The car uses 6.5 litres for every 100 km.
We can calculate the fuel consumption as follows:
Fuel consumption per km = litres/km
Total fuel needed = litres
3. Final Answer
(a)(i) 880 km
(a)(ii) 738 km
(b)(i) 5.5 hours
(b)(ii) 28.6 litres