How To Figure Out Your Gas Mileage: Calculate It The Easy Way
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by: JasonLancaster
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Figuring out your gas mileage yourself is very easy to do, and if you remember this simple method you can figure it out for yourself every time you fill up your tank.
First, you need to figure out the number of miles between each fill-up. Second, you will figure out how much gas was used. Finally, you will estimate your gas mileage, using only simple math. To get started, you will need a calculator, a piece of paper, and pen or pencil.
Step 1: Put gas in your gas tank until it is full.
Step 2: Push the trip odometer in your vehicle so that resets to zero. If you can't for whatever reason, then you can just write down the total mileage of your vehicle on the piece of paper.
Step 3: Drive as you normally do until the gas tank is almost empty.
Step 4: Put gas in your tank, filling it completely.
Step 5: Now you need to figure out the number of miles between the two fill-ups. If you reset your trip odometer, note the number of miles you have driven since resetting it. If you wrote down your car's mileage on paper, subtract that number from the current mileage on your car. This is the number of miles you have driven between the last two fill-ups. On the piece of paper, write down this number.
NOTE: The number you get in step 5 will be between 100-500 miles. If it isn't, there is most likely a problem with your math. Either that or you are getting excellent gas mileage.
Step 6: Next you need to figure out how much gas you have used between fill-ups. To do this, all you have to do is to look at the pump. The number of gallons on the gas pump is how much gas you used between fill-ups. Write down the number of gallons with a few numbers after the decimal point on the piece of paper.
Step 7: Now get out your calculator. Divide the number in step 5 by the number in step 6. This divides the number of miles driven by the number of gallons of gas between fill-ups. The number you get is your gas mileage!
For a truck or large SUV, your gas mileage will probably be between 12 and 20. For a small SUV or a large car, your gas mileage will probably be between 18 and 25. For a compact or mid-sized car, your gas mileage will probably be between 25 and 35. For a scooter, your gas mileage will be so good that you probably won't even need to calculate it. If the number you came up with for your gas mileage is considerably more or less than what is listed above, there may be a problem with your math or with your car.
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