Option #1: Gasoline Usage
On a trip through China, you decide to rent a motorcycle that has a fuel tank capacity of 22 L and gets 5.7 L/100km for fuel economy. Complete the following calculations and write a 2-to-3-page report discussing the data and the calculations performed.
- How far can you go on one full tank of gasoline, in miles?
- If the price of gasoline is $4.73/gal, what would be the cost to refill the tank?
- If you average 60 km/h, how many hours will it take to use the tank of gasoline?
- If the density of gasoline is 0.74 g/mL, what is the mass, in grams, of the fuel in the tank?
- When 1.00 g of gasoline burns, 47 kJ of energy is released. How many kilojoules are produced when the whole tank of fuel is burned?