{"id":278173,"date":"2025-08-01T20:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=278173"},"modified":"2025-08-01T20:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:08:28","slug":"convert-54-miles-per-gallon-into-kilometres-per-litre-km-l-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/01\/convert-54-miles-per-gallon-into-kilometres-per-litre-km-l-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert 54 miles per gallon into kilometres per litre (km\/l)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Convert 54 miles per gallon into kilometres per litre (km\/l).<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 54 miles per gallon (mpg) into kilometres per litre (km\/l), use the given conversions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 miles = 8 kilometres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 gallons = 9 litres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Convert miles to kilometres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are given that 5 miles = 8 kilometres. Therefore, to convert 54 miles to kilometres, we can use the ratio: 8&nbsp;km5&nbsp;miles=1.6&nbsp;km\/mile\\frac{8 \\text{ km}}{5 \\text{ miles}} = 1.6 \\text{ km\/mile}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, multiply 54 miles by the conversion factor (1.6 km\/mile): 54&nbsp;miles\u00d71.6&nbsp;km\/mile=86.4&nbsp;km54 \\text{ miles} \\times 1.6 \\text{ km\/mile} = 86.4 \\text{ km}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Convert gallons to litres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are also given that 2 gallons = 9 litres. To convert from gallons to litres, the ratio is: 9&nbsp;litres2&nbsp;gallons=4.5&nbsp;litres\/gallon\\frac{9 \\text{ litres}}{2 \\text{ gallons}} = 4.5 \\text{ litres\/gallon}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, divide 54 miles per gallon by the conversion factor (4.5 litres\/gallon): 54&nbsp;miles1&nbsp;gallon\u00d78&nbsp;km5&nbsp;miles\u00d71&nbsp;gallon4.5&nbsp;litres=86.4&nbsp;km12&nbsp;litres\\frac{54 \\text{ miles}}{1 \\text{ gallon}} \\times \\frac{8 \\text{ km}}{5 \\text{ miles}} \\times \\frac{1 \\text{ gallon}}{4.5 \\text{ litres}} = \\frac{86.4 \\text{ km}}{12 \\text{ litres}}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, divide the total kilometres by the total litres: 86.4&nbsp;km12&nbsp;litres=7.2&nbsp;km\/l\\frac{86.4 \\text{ km}}{12 \\text{ litres}} = 7.2 \\text{ km\/l}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The conversion of 54 miles per gallon into kilometres per litre is <strong>7.2 km\/l<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This conversion works by applying the correct conversion ratios for miles to kilometres and gallons to litres, ensuring the units are appropriately cancelled out and the result is in the desired units of km\/l.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convert 54 miles per gallon into kilometres per litre (km\/l).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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