Chemistry Conversion problem?

The Honda Insight, a hybrid electric vehicle, has an EPA gas mileage rating of 57mi/gal in the city.

How many kilometers can the Insight travel on the amount of gasoline that would fit in a soda pop can? The volume of a soda pop can is 355 .

Asked by:brock_1011

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1. Norrie says:

   October 6, 2010 at 4:22 am

   355mL = 0.355L.
   1 gal (US), = 3.8L.
   0.355L / 3.8 L/gal = 0.0934 gal x 57mi/gal.
   = 5.33 mi x 1.6km/mi = 8.5km.

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2. s9t8g6a2 says:

   October 8, 2010 at 8:12 am

   I’m assuming that the volume of the soda pop can that you indicated is in milliliters since it’s only a can. (Note that the conversion factor used for converting gallons to milliliters is the US liquid unit for gallon)
   1mile = 1.609344km
   1gal = 3 785.411 784mL
   (57mi/gal) x (1.609344km/1mi) x (1gal/3 785.411 784mL) x 355mL

   Answer = 8.60 km

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