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Re: question about the metric system
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Fri, 3 May 2002 00:54:08 GMT
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote:
> Mileage, as in miles per gallon?
um... yes and no. my question was more so aimed at straight distance
like "the mileage on my car's odometer is 52000 miles (or ~83686 km).
But either meaning should work. :)
-c
> We normally use litres per mile. That being metric miles. A metric
> mile is 10 km. Note that litres per 10 km is the inverse measure,
> compared with mileage.
>
> Fredrik
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| (...) In Aus, a common way to say it is "my car has 83000 Ks[1] on it". Officially, engine economy is measured in litres per 100km. Because that's way too long to say, most people don't bother trying - it generally only comes up when you're buying a (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Mileage, as in miles per gallon? We normally use litres per mile. That being metric miles. A metric mile is 10 km. Note that litres per 10 km is the inverse measure, compared with mileage. Fredrik (23 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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