Question

technician a says that gasoline has a rating of 25,000 btu. technician b says that diesel fuel has a 14,000 btu rating. who is correct?

a. technician a

b. technician b

c. both technician a and technician b

d. neither technician a nor technician b

Explanation:

To determine who is correct, we recall the heating values of fuels. Gasoline typically has a heating value around 20,000 - 25,000 Btu (British Thermal Units, note: the unit in the problem is likely a typo, should be Btu, not Bm), and diesel fuel has a heating value around 13,000 - 14,000 Btu. So Technician A's claim (25,000 Btu - like value for gasoline) and Technician B's claim (14,000 Btu - like value for diesel) are both within typical ranges.

Answer:

c. Both Technician A and Technician B