Estimate the amount of fuel that could be saved if the efficiency of 10 million cars is increased by five percent. Assume an annual driving distance of 12,000 miles (19,300 km) and an average gasoline consumption of 25 miles per gallon (10.6 km/liter).

What will be an ideal response?


Difference in amount of gasoline required for 10 million cars to drive 12,000 miles each







In SI units,

Difference in amount of gasoline required for 10 million cars to drive 12,000 miles each

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