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got a new van last week and I am trying to work out my mpg,
miles 520 since last fill up
cost of filling it £49.87
44.96 litres £1.09 per litre
thanks
4.54 litres to the gallon.
4.54609 to be precise
Mileage since last fill up divided by (litres divided by 4.55)
thank you all was having some kind of mental block,
Miles divided by litres then times 4.5.
52.5mpg. Shouldn't milkmen have electric vehicles though? 🙂
Not sure someone unable to use Google should be allowed to drive...
I could have used google but I find most folks on here very knowledgeable and often keen to help, I do some time think I shouldn't be driving
im not a milkman any more packed it in 2 weeks ago hence buying a small van for just getting about in, well chuffed with the mpg
Not sure someone unable to use Google should be allowed to drive...
Why would you use Google to work out mpg? Surely your PC has a calculator.
I do it in my head. Multiply litres by 2, then by 11, then divide by 100, all of which are fairly easy calcs (which approximates 4.545454 litres in a gallon):
45*2 = 90
90*11 = 990
990/100 = 9.9
9.9 gallons
Then 520/10=52
10-9.9=0.1
52*0.1=5.2
5.2/10=~0.5
so 52.5mpg - seems close enough, all with calcs you can do in your head (provided you can remember a couple of numbers for a few minutes).
Careful with what you Google. US gallon is different to UK.
Plenty of apps for this if you have a smartphone.