In a racing contest, there are 240 cars which will have fuel provisions that will last for 15 hours. Assuming a constant hourly consumption for each car, how long will the fuel provision last if 8 cars

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In a racing contest, there are 240 cars
which will have fuel provisions that will
last for 15 hours. Assuming a constant
hourly consumption for each car, how
long will the fuel provision last if 8 cars
withdraw from the race every hour after
the first.
O 24
O 23
O 22
O 25
Transcribed Image Text:In a racing contest, there are 240 cars which will have fuel provisions that will last for 15 hours. Assuming a constant hourly consumption for each car, how long will the fuel provision last if 8 cars withdraw from the race every hour after the first. O 24 O 23 O 22 O 25
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