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"12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh), a 114 MPGe (combined) Nissan Leaf costs 90 cents per 25 miles,"

how do you get 90 cents per 25 miles as the outcome

"12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh), a 114 MPGe (combined) Nissan Leaf costs 90 cents-example-1
User Anthony
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Step-by-step explanation:

25 mi × (1 gallon-equivalent / 114 mi) = 0.219 gallon-equivalent

0.219 gallon-equivalent × (34 kWh / gallon-equivalent) = 7.46 kWh

7.46 kWh × (12 cents / kWh) = 89.5 cents

Rounded up to the nearest cent, it costs 90 cents per 25 miles.

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