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If the EPA highway mileage for a compact car is 36 miles per gallon, what is the mileage in kilometer per liter?

Given: ( 1 mi = 1.61km
1 gallon = 3.784 L )

2007-01-25 14:27:26 · 3 answers · asked by Sara 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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using dimensional analysis:

36 mi/gal(1 gal/3.7842 L)(1.61km/1 mi) = 15.32 km/L

2007-01-25 14:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by Karen H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

36miles|1.61 km= kilometers
1mile

36miles|1 gallon = Liters
1gallon 3.784L

multiply the top of the equation all the way then divide by the bottom
its dimensional analyisis

2007-01-25 22:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by JayR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

15.31 Kilometers per liter

36x1.61/3.784

=)

2007-01-25 22:44:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋