6th Edition

ISBN: 9781119299257

Author: Amos Gilat

Publisher: WILEY CONS

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Chapter 7, Problem 3P

In the U.S. fuel efficiency of cars is specified in miles per gallon (mpg). In Europe it is often expressed in liters per 100 km. Write a MATLAB user- defined function that converts fuel efficiency from mpg to liters per 100 km. For the function name and arguments, use Lkm-mpgToLpkm (mpg). The input argument mpg is the efficiency in mi/gl, and the output argument Lkm is the efficiency in liters per 100 km (rounded to the nearest hundredth). Use the function in the Command Window to:

(a) Determine the fuel efficiency in liters per 100 km of a car whose fuel efficiency is 21 mi/gal.

(b) Determine the fuel efficiency in liters per 100km of a car whose fuel efficiency is 36 mi/gal.

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