How to Convert Liters/100 Kilometer to Mpg

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Place the value in liters/100 kilometer (represented by "l/100 km" in the formula) that you want to convert to miles/gallon to replace the blank space below.

   This is based on the fact that 1l/100km =
   235.214mpg (that means that if 1 liter could go 100 km then 1 gallon would go
   235.214 miles).
   
   Notice using an italics l so it is easier to tell which is the letter l versus number 1: ______ l/100 km * 1 g/100 km
   3.7854 l/100 km *         1        x g/100 km *
   62.1371 mpg 1 100 km/g =  ? mpg
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   Step 2: Perform the above calculations to get the end result in miles/gallon or mpg.

   Note the 1/(x g/100km) represents the reciprocal of x g/100 , which was found by the preceding two calculation and then inverting that with 1/x which represents a common button on calculators for reciprocal, l/100 km and miles. , The first operation we perform in the formula is to change the volume in gallons to liters.
   
   We use the common conversion factor of: 1 gal per
   3.78541178 l in the ratio The next multiplication is to take the reciprocal of the current value.
   
   We do this because our current units (gallons/100 kilometer)
   -- like reading divide as "/" as "per"
   -- is volume/distance and our end result needs to be miles/gallon which is distance/volume.
   
   The final step is to convert kilometers to miles.
   
   We use the common conversion factor of 1 km =
   0.62137119 mi, although in our case we are dealing with 100 km, so we multiple
   0.621371 by 100 to get the conversion value of
   62.1371 , You can use this to check your work. 10 l/100 km * 1 g/100 km
   3.7854 l/100 km *         1    x g/100 km *
   62.1371 mpg 1 100 km/g =
   23.5214 mpg Congratulations, you've just converted liters/100 km to mpg! , Example:235.214 / 10 l/100 km =
   23.5214 mpg
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   Step 3: For those looking for an in-depth explanation...

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   Step 4: Below is an example using the formula above to convert 10 liters/100 km to mpg.

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   Step 5: Make a direct conversion

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   Step 6: you can divide 235.214 by the number of l/100 km.

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