A certain fuel-efficient hybrid car gets gasoline mileage of 55.0 mpg (miles per gallon). If you are driving this car in Europe and want to compare its mileage with that of other European cars, express this mileage in km/L. Note; 1 gallon = 3.785 L

A certain fuel-efficient hybrid car gets gasoline mileage of 55.0 mpg (miles per gallon). If you are driving this car in Europe and want to compare its mileage with that of other European cars, express this mileage in km/L. Note; 1 gallon = 3.785 L

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are driving this car in Europe and want to compare its mileage with that of other European cars,
express this mileage in km/L.
Note; 1 gallon = 3.785 L

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