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Fuel Economy (km/L)

Distance per unit of fuel.

Formula

Formula
economy = distancefuel

Variables

SymbolDefinitionType & rangeUnitsRole
distance distance driven ≥ 0 km result
fuel fuel consumed > 0 L result
economy fuel economy ≥ 0 km/L result

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Worked examples

Example 1
Givendistance (km) = 540, fuel (L) = 45
Result12
Example 2
Givendistance (km) = 300, fuel (L) = 25
Result12