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6 May, 03:47

The Eco-Marathon is an annual competition sponsored by Shell Oil, in which participants build special vehicles to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency. The Eco-Marathon is held around the world with events in the United Kingdom, Finland, France, Holland, Japan, and the United States. A world record was set in Eco-Marathon by a French team in 2003 called Microjoule with a performance of 10,705 miles per gallon. The Microjoule runs on ethanol. If the cars are given 100 grams of ethanol (specific gravity = 0.789) and drive until the fuel runs out, how far did the Microjoule drive in kilometers?

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  1. 6 May, 04:01
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    Mileage of vehicle = 10705 miles per gallon

    mass of fuel, m = 100 gms of ethanol

    = (100 / 1000) kg

    = 0.1 kg of ethanol

    specific gravity = 0.789

    density of fuel, d = specific gravity X density of water

    = 0.789 X 1000 kg / m3

    = 789 kg / m3

    Volume of fuel stored in the vehicle in m3 = m / d

    = 0.1 / 789

    = 1.267 X 10-4 m3

    Since 1 m3 = 264.172 gallons

    Hence volume of fuel in gallons = volume of fuel in m3 X 264.172

    = 1.267 X 10-4 X 264.172

    = 0.0335 gallons

    Distance covered by the vehicle in miles, = Mileage of vehicle X volume of fuel in gallons

    = 10705 X 0.0335

    = 358.42 miles

    Since 1 mile = 1.609 km

    Hence distance covered by the vehicle in kilometres = (distance convered by vehicle in miles) X 1.609

    = 358.42 X 1.609

    = 567.7 km
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