Question

The level of fuel in a container decreased by 2% each hour. If the capacity of fuel in the container was 1600 litres, what was the capacity after 2 hours?

Answer 1

.98 * .98 * 1600

Answer 2

1536.64

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the capacity of fuel in the container after 2 hours, we need to calculate how much fuel was consumed in those 2 hours.

If the fuel level decreased by 2% each hour, after the first hour, the container would have 98% of its original capacity remaining.

To find out the capacity after the first hour, we multiply the original capacity by 98% or 0.98:

Capacity after first hour = 1600 litres * 0.98 = 1568 litres

Now, after the second hour, the fuel level would have decreased by another 2%.

To find out the capacity after the second hour, we multiply the remaining capacity from the first hour by 98% again:

Capacity after second hour = 1568 litres * 0.98 = 1534.24 litres

Therefore, the capacity of fuel in the container after 2 hours would be approximately 1534.24 litres.