Little Difference #7 - Gas Prices
It's one of the first things people love to bring up when you tell them you're moving to Europe - the price of gas! I like to bring up the fact that we're only 2 hours away from Paris . . .Paris!!
Gas is higher here. Let's do some 5th grade math and we'll check out the price in U.S. dollars and gallons.
Let's convert, shall we?
Unleaded Gas is 94 cents a liter (that's 94 cents in euros)
First Conversion: Euros to dollars
Right now 1 Euro = 1.286 U.S. dollars
.94 X 1.286 = 1.21
In dollars unleaded gas is $1.21 a liter
Second Conversion: Liters to Gallons
1 gallon = 3.79 liters
Converted price of 1 gallon of gas
3.79 X $1.21 = $4.56
FINAL ANSWER: A gallon of unleaded gas in Luxembourg costs $4.56.
Next question ~ how much in U.S. dollars does it cost to fill up my tank?
My tank holds 59 liters.
59 liters divided by 3.79 (# of liters in a gallon) = 15.57 gallons
My car holds 15.57 gallons of gas.
15.57 gallons X $4.56 a gallon = $ 71.00
FINAL ANSWER: It costs $71.00 to fill up my car.
I know, I know many of you smarty pants types are thinking, "What about diesel fuel?" Well, I happened to notice the price - you can do the conversion! Standard diesel is 81 cents a liter. Super diesel is 91 cents a liter.
How does this compare to what you're paying?
It's one of the first things people love to bring up when you tell them you're moving to Europe - the price of gas! I like to bring up the fact that we're only 2 hours away from Paris . . .Paris!!
Gas is higher here. Let's do some 5th grade math and we'll check out the price in U.S. dollars and gallons.
Let's convert, shall we?
Unleaded Gas is 94 cents a liter (that's 94 cents in euros)
First Conversion: Euros to dollars
Right now 1 Euro = 1.286 U.S. dollars
.94 X 1.286 = 1.21
In dollars unleaded gas is $1.21 a liter
Second Conversion: Liters to Gallons
1 gallon = 3.79 liters
Converted price of 1 gallon of gas
3.79 X $1.21 = $4.56
FINAL ANSWER: A gallon of unleaded gas in Luxembourg costs $4.56.
Next question ~ how much in U.S. dollars does it cost to fill up my tank?
My tank holds 59 liters.
59 liters divided by 3.79 (# of liters in a gallon) = 15.57 gallons
My car holds 15.57 gallons of gas.
15.57 gallons X $4.56 a gallon = $ 71.00
FINAL ANSWER: It costs $71.00 to fill up my car.
I know, I know many of you smarty pants types are thinking, "What about diesel fuel?" Well, I happened to notice the price - you can do the conversion! Standard diesel is 81 cents a liter. Super diesel is 91 cents a liter.
How does this compare to what you're paying?
