{"id":276290,"date":"2025-07-31T04:14:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T04:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=276290"},"modified":"2025-07-31T04:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T04:14:23","slug":"convert-36-miles-per-gallon-into-kilometres-per-litre-km-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/31\/convert-36-miles-per-gallon-into-kilometres-per-litre-km-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert 36 miles per gallon into kilometres per litre (km\/1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Convert 36 miles per gallon into kilometres per litre (km\/1).<br>Use the conversions 5 miles = 8 kilometres and 2 gallons = 9 litres. If your answer is a decimal, give it to 1 d.p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert 36 miles per gallon (mpg) into kilometers per liter (km\/l), we need to use the provided conversion factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>5 miles = 8 kilometers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2 gallons = 9 liters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-step process:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Convert miles to kilometers:<\/strong><ul><li>From the conversion 5 miles = 8 kilometers, we can set up a ratio to convert miles to kilometers.<\/li><\/ul>\\frac{8 , \\text{km}}{5 , \\text{miles}} \\times 36 , \\text{miles} = \\frac{8 \\times 36}{5} = 57.6 , \\text{km}<br>]<br>So, 36 miles is equivalent to 57.6 kilometers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Convert gallons to liters:<\/strong><ul><li>From the conversion 2 gallons = 9 liters, we can set up a ratio to convert gallons to liters.<\/li><\/ul>\\frac{9 , \\text{liters}}{2 , \\text{gallons}} = \\frac{9}{2} = 4.5 , \\text{liters per gallon}<br>]<br>So, 1 gallon equals 4.5 liters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Calculate kilometers per liter:<\/strong><ul><li>Now, to convert 36 mpg into km\/l, we divide the number of kilometers (57.6 km) by the number of liters (4.5 liters).<\/li><\/ul>\\frac{57.6 , \\text{km}}{4.5 , \\text{liters}} = 12.8 , \\text{km\/l}<br>]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, <strong>36 miles per gallon is equivalent to 12.8 kilometers per liter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This conversion process relies on using proportional relationships to convert miles to kilometers and gallons to liters. By multiplying the number of miles by the appropriate factor (8 km per 5 miles), we convert the distance into kilometers. Similarly, by dividing by the number of liters per gallon (4.5 liters per gallon), we get the final result in kilometers per liter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method ensures that the units are correctly converted and gives us the precise value in km\/l.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convert 36 miles per gallon into kilometres per litre (km\/1).Use the conversions 5 miles = 8 kilometres and 2 gallons = 9 litres. If your answer is a decimal, give it to 1 d.p. 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