In the two-seater category of automobiles, the Bugatti Veyron averages 10 miles per gallon, while the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive Convertible averages 107 miles per gallon. Covert these fuel efficiencies to L/100 km.
Are you using the US gallon or the Imperial gallon?
(one of the many problems in not using metric!)
I will assume US, so 1 US gallon = 3.97 litres
and 1 mile = 1.61 km
I will do the 2nd question, you do the first one.
1 gallons ---> 107 miles
3.97 l -----> 107 miles
1 l ----- 107/3.97 miles = 26.952..miles
1 l -----> 26.952..(1.61) km
1 l -----> 43.39 km
1(100/43.39) l ----> 43.39(100/43.39) km
2.3 l ---> 100 km
fuel efficiency = 2.3 L/100 km
To convert fuel efficiency from miles per gallon (mpg) to liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km), you can follow these steps:
1. Convert miles to kilometers: There are approximately 1.60934 kilometers in a mile. So, you can multiply the given fuel efficiency in mpg by 1.60934 to convert it to kilometers per gallon.
2. Convert gallons to liters: There are approximately 3.78541 liters in a gallon. So, you can multiply the converted value from step 1 by 3.78541 to convert it to liters per gallon.
3. Invert the value: To convert to liters per 100 kilometers, you need to invert the value obtained from step 2. This means you divide 100 by the value from step 2.
Let's calculate the fuel efficiencies in L/100 km for the Bugatti Veyron and the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive Convertible.
For the Bugatti Veyron:
1. Convert miles to kilometers: 10 mpg x 1.60934 = 16.0934 km/gallon
2. Convert gallons to liters: 16.0934 km/gallon x 3.78541 = 60.7852 L/gallon
3. Invert the value: 100/60.7852 = 1.645 L/100 km
Therefore, the fuel efficiency of the Bugatti Veyron is approximately 1.645 L/100 km.
For the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive Convertible:
1. Convert miles to kilometers: 107 mpg x 1.60934 = 172.19938 km/gallon
2. Convert gallons to liters: 172.19938 km/gallon x 3.78541 = 651.5072 L/gallon
3. Invert the value: 100/651.5072 = 0.1534 L/100 km
Therefore, the fuel efficiency of the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive Convertible is approximately 0.1534 L/100 km.