A certain fuel-efficient hybrid car gets gasoline mileage of59.0 mpg (miles per

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A certain fuel-efficient hybrid car gets gasoline mileage of59.0 mpg (miles per gallon).
(a) If you are driving this car in Europe andwant to compare its mileage with that of other European cars,express this mileage in km/L (L = liter).
1 km/L

(b) If this car's gas tank holds 50 L,how many tanks of gas will you use to drive 1490 km?
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(a) If you are driving this car in Europe andwant to compare its mileage with that of other European cars,express this mileage in km/L (L = liter).
1 km/L

(b) If this car's gas tank holds 50 L,how many tanks of gas will you use to drive 1490 km?
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Explanation / Answer

             1 miles per gallon    = 0.354 km /L    a)   so 59   milesper gallon   = 59 x 0.354 km / L                                                 =     20.886 km /L     b) For 1 litre ofgas   the car drives to 20.886 km                 for 50 L         the cardrives to 50 x 20.886                                                                =   1044.3 km                  1 tank of gas will use    to drive 1044.3 km                   Theno .of tanks use   for 1490 km                                    = 1490 / 1044.3                                   = 1.426 tanks            Ihope this helps you!                                             

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