When planning an airplane route, the trip planner must be careful to consider the range the aircraft can travel and the availability of airports to stop and refuel. A large commercial jet airplane burns approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile flown, Plus about 8500 gallons of fuel per trip to reach cruising altitude. With a usable fuel capacity of 50,000 gallons (there is additional fuel reserve for emergencies), describe the acceptable distance for which an airline could establish a non-stop flight. For flights originating from Chicago, determine which cities could be safely reached by a non-stop flight.

use an equation of ratios to determine the amount of gas needed to fill the tank.

    0.2             0.8

  =    

288.75             x

                                                              231 gal

so, 0.2x = (0.8)(288.75 gal), and x = = 1155 gal.

                                                                0.2

it would take 1155 gal. to fill the tank.

the cost would be

1155 gal         $3

* = $3465   (answer)

      1           1 gal

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