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In some countries, automobile fuel efficiency is measured in liters per kilometers while other countries use miles per gallon. Suppose that 1 kilometer equals miles, and gallon equals liters. Which of the following gives the fuel efficiency in liters per kilometers for a car that gets miles per gallon?
Solution 1
The formula for fuel efficiency is Note that mile equals kilometers. We have Therefore, the answer is
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Solution 2
Since it can be a bit odd to think of "liters per km", this statement's numerical value is equivalent to km per liter:
km requires liters, so the numerator is simply . Since liters is gallon, and miles is gallon, we have .
Therefore, the requested expression is -Benedict T (countmath1)
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