Calculated Industries 8416 - Manual (Page 34)

Using Capacity, Efficiency
and Range
The [Speed], [Time] and [Dist] keys are
also used to calculate Capacity, Efficiency
and Range values.
Note: When entering a “Range” value
to calculate “Efficiency,” always enter the
“Range” value first.
Capacity Calculation Example
If a boat engine gets 28 miles per gal-
lon and can travel 300 nautical miles on
one tank of fuel, what is the capacity of
the boat’s fuel tank?
Steps/Keystrokes Display
1. Clear calculator:
[On/C] [On/C] 0.
2. Enter range and efficiency:
300 [Miles][Conv][Dist]
RANG
300.
N MI
28 [Conv] [Time]
N MPG
28.
3. Find capacity:
[Conv][Speed]
GAL
10.714286
N
MI
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