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The Honolulu Police Department is evaluating two options to improve fuel efficiency in their fleet of cruisers. The current fleet consists of vehicles averaging 19 mpg and 33 mpg. Option A involves replacing the 19 mpg cruisers with new cars that average 24 mpg. Option B proposes replacing the 33 mpg cruisers with new cars that achieve 50 mpg. This analysis aims to determine which replacement strategy will result in the greatest reduction in fuel consumption and overall savings for the department.
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PreCalculus Functions, Graphs, and their Transformations
Warm Up • The fleet of the Honolulu Police Department includes some cruisers that average 19 mpg and others that average 33 mpg. To save fuel across the entire department, the fleet manager has two options: • a)replace the 19-mpg cruisers with cars that average 24 mpg, or • b) replace the 33-mpg cruisers with cars that average 50 mpg. Which option would save the department the most fuel? Warm Up