A bicycle tyre shows a gauge pressure of at sea level where atmospheric pressure is

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Problem

A bicycle tyre shows a gauge pressure of

220\,\text{kPa}

at sea level where atmospheric pressure is

1.013\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa}

. What is the tyre’s absolute pressure? (a)

220\,\text{kPa}

(b)

221\,\text{kPa}

(c)

321\,\text{kPa}

(d)

121\,\text{kPa}