Metric
Cars
In the US we specify how efficiently a car uses gas by citing
how many miles per gallon it gets (MPG). In Europe, they cite liters per 100
kilometers (LPK). Note the conversion factors.
1 mi = 1.6 km
1 gal = 3.8 liters
- Does a more efficient car have a larger or smaller MPG
number? Explain how you know.
- Does a more efficient car have a larger or smaller LPK?
Explain how you know.
- If M is the number of miles per gallon a car gets and
L is the number of Liters it takes to go 100 km, find a mathematical equation
that lets you convert
from M to L
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