Conversion of Litres/100 klms to miles /gallon

Submitted: Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 18:32
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Hi guys

Does anybody know how to do the maths to convert litres per 100klms to miles per gallon.

Thanks in advancePT
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Reply By: crfan - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 18:46

Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 18:46
Paul I use the following,
kms divided buy litres x 2.84 = mpg
A mate says 2.82 but they are both that close it dosent matter.
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Reply By: Mark - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 18:52

Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 18:52
Formula & table @ http://www.4wdworld.com.au/tipstricks/fuelconv.htm
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Reply By: Member - Robert- Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 18:59

Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 18:59
try this site
www.metroyamaha.com.au/tools.htm
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Reply By: ThePublican - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 20:15

Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 20:15
Rough and ready ,,without needing a calculator,,,4.5 lts = 1 gallon.,
100klm = 60miles.
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Reply By: nugget - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 22:01

Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 22:01
Paul,

283.75/mpg=Litres per 100km

283.75/Litres per 100km=mpg

I hope this helps
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Reply By: Member - DickyBeach - Friday, May 09, 2003 at 06:45

Friday, May 09, 2003 at 06:45
Paul,
The short answer is you cannot convert L/100Km to MPG.

You'd first need to convert L/100Km to Km per Litres, and then convert K/L to MPG by multiplying K/L by approx 2.8 as others have mentioned.

Unless you're numerate, doing either calculation in your head is not that easy !

Suggest you download the table from the 4wd website shown above and print the table.

DB

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Follow Up By: ThePublican - Friday, May 09, 2003 at 11:17

Friday, May 09, 2003 at 11:17
Your obviously NOT very numerate as you call it,,
where is the difficulty in a simple maths exercise,
if 4.5lts =1 gallon then 9lts = 2gallon ect,ect,
9lts per 100kl, therefore must workout to be 30 MILES to a gallon,,,
plain simple maths.
And on a different note ,Why do you think beer is packaged as it is ???
Wouldnt have anything to do with the fact that 12 x 750ml = 9lt = 2gls
or that 24 standard stubbies or cans = the same..
Was not that long ago simple maths was a school requirement,,,How the hell do you survive if your precious calculator dies.???
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Follow Up By: woddonnee - Friday, May 09, 2003 at 16:46

Friday, May 09, 2003 at 16:46
Hey publican
Also 24 hours in a day - 24 stubbies in a carton. A coincidence??
I think not :-)
cheers
Rod
Sorry for digressing
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Follow Up By: ThePublican - Friday, May 09, 2003 at 17:30

Friday, May 09, 2003 at 17:30
Woddonnee ,,,not a coincidence at all ,,24 stubbs per ctn is designed so that the required fluid intake for the average Aussie male can be maintained over a 24hr period,,, my excuse and Im sticking to it.
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Reply By: Member - DickyBeach - Friday, May 09, 2003 at 12:40

Friday, May 09, 2003 at 12:40
Well Publican, I guess I asked for that.
My mistake was in not making clear that there is no direct conversion formula, that one has, as you quite rightly say, to convert Kms to Miles and to convert Litres to Gallons and then it's a snack.
DB.
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony- Friday, May 09, 2003 at 13:03

Friday, May 09, 2003 at 13:03
I had a cardboard slide rule arrangement which was given away free by the Total oil company ( how long ago was that ) it was of good quality and converted everything to anything involved with motoring including fuel required for a trip. Lent it to a mate to do a trip and haven't seen it since (or him). Would love to get another , anybody got one?The Ghost
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