As you are driving past the 3km mark at 100km/h your car runs out of fuel on a straight flat road. You immediately take the car out of gear and coast. At the 2km mark you are travelling at 60km/h. Assuming that the road conditions remain the same, how far are you going to have to walk for fuel if there is a service station at the 0km mark?

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As you are driving past the 3km mark at 100km/h your car runs out of fuel on a straight flat road. You immediately take the car out of gear and coast.                                                                        At the 2km mark you are travelling at 60km/h.   Assuming that the road conditions remain the same, how far are you going to have to walk for fuel if there is a service station at the 0km mark?

anonymous · Answer

if i calculated right car will stop in 1,5 km so you will need to walk 0,5 km to gas station