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> Any ideas on where to find data or a graph relating gas mileage to car
> speed? One of our school librarians has looked high and low and has found
> nothing along these lines. I'd appreciate suggestions.

>                                 Sheri Donovan

Do this experimentally, perhaps on a long trip. Start with the full tank and
drive for 2 or 3 hrs at 55 mi/hr. Record the distance covered and refill the
tank to know how much gas was used. This gives you data for the first point.
Repeat the same at 50 mi/hr, 45 mi/hr, etc. That will be good for one kind
of car. Can it become a good summer project for students; different cars can
be compared. Or ask people who commute long distances to collect data for you.
And if you get a speeding ticket perhaps the judge will decide that you did it
for the benefit of science. Solving problems experimentally, if practically
possible, is more fun than looking for information in books.

Do not forget to share the results; most of us can use your data. This is
better than inventing them, as I do.

       Ludwik Kowalski         kowalski@apollo.montclair.edu