How far could you pedal a bicycle

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Problem: Suppose your body was able to use the chemical energy of gasoline. How far could you pedal a bicycle at 15 km/hr on the energy in 3.0gal of gas? (1 gal of gas has a mass of 3.2 kg.) Assume a 68 kg person and that the heat of combustion for gas is 44 MJ/kg.

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