Sadly, its been so long since I have been able to fill my tank with gas that I forgot. I do remember something about checking how many miles you have traveled, and then dividing something. But I don't remember the something. Do you?
2006-12-30 10:48:16 · 13 answers · asked by Mrs J 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
when you fill your tank, reset your trip odometer......then when you get gas again....take the number of miles you have driven and divide that by the number of gallons you put into your vehicle...that will be your current mpg....then of course reset your trip odometer, and repeat the process for your next fill up...
2006-12-30 10:50:48 · answer #1 · answered by Landis 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Step 1:
Start with your gas tank topped off.
Record your mileage from your odometer.
Drive, drive, drive; spend about half the tank at least.
Top off the gas again.
Record your mileage again and the amount of gas it took to top off the tank.
(note: filling the tank before and after is the most acurate way of measuring the fuel consumption)
Subtract the original miles from the current miles to see how many miles you've logged for this experiment.
MPG :
miles/gallons=mpg
(number of miles) divided by (gallons used)
2006-12-30 11:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fill the tank. Write down the mileage. Next time you fill the tank write down the mileage again. Subtract the secon mileage from the first. Divide that number by the number of gallons it took to fill your tank. That would be your miles per gallon.
2006-12-30 10:52:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill the tank and check the mileage. Next time you get gas divide how many miles you went by how much gas you took.
2006-12-30 10:50:10 · answer #4 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fill your tank to the brim. Reset your trip meter. The next time that you need gas, fill to the brim again. Write down exactly how many gallons it took (for example; 12.5 gallons). Write down the miles listed on your trip meter. Take the number of miles and divide it by the gallons. For example: 312 miles divided by 9.2 gallons of gas would be about 33 miles per gallon (32.84 actually).
2006-12-30 10:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to know your fuel economy, start with a full tank and the odometer set at 0. Then run your tank down to E and then fill it. Divide the total number of miles you ran since the last time you filled up by the number of gallons added. If you go 300 miles, and add 10 gallons, you are getting 30mpg.
2006-12-30 10:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew O 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fill up your tank, write down your mileage. Drive until you're nearly empty. Fill up the tank again and write down the mileage. Divide the number of miles you drove by the number of gallons it took to fill your tank the second time. That's it!
2006-12-30 10:51:24 · answer #7 · answered by ginger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Divide the miles traveled by the amount of gas you put in the tank.
2006-12-30 10:50:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-15 11:52:39 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Divide the miles you drove by the number of gallons it took to get there.
2006-12-30 10:49:46 · answer #10 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋