SOLUTION: A car uses 12.8liters of petrol to travel 100km.find the number of kilometers the car travels on 1liter.

Question 1195952: A car uses 12.8liters of petrol to travel 100km.find the number of kilometers the car travels on 1liter.
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100 kilometers, 12.8 liters

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Note that
and also
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(or just 7.81 km per L)
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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To find kilometers per liter, divide kilometers by liters.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cars in France, and probably other countries, show fuel consumption in "Liters per 100 Kilometers."
I think that's a poor choice.
I think metric units are more rational than using the length of some king's thumb, but that is not a good idea.
Km/liter would make more sense.
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