A faulty odometer (mile indicator) on a car registers 6 miles for every 5 miles travelled. A t the start of a journey it reads 500 miles and at the end of the journey it read 560 miles. What distance has actually been covered?

Use a proportion. Cross multiply and solve for x.

6/5 = 60/x

6x = 300

x = 50

To find the actual distance covered, we need to account for the faulty odometer reading. The odometer registers 6 miles for every 5 miles traveled, which means it overestimates the distance by 1/5 or 20%.

Let's calculate the actual distance covered step by step:

1. Calculate the difference between the starting and ending odometer readings: 560 miles - 500 miles = 60 miles.

2. Determine the actual distance covered by dividing the difference by 1.2 (to account for the 20% overestimation): 60 miles รท 1.2 = 50 miles.

Therefore, the actual distance covered is 50 miles.