1 gallon = 3.785412 litre or its reciprocal 1 litre = 0.26417204 gallonWhat do you think?
can be used for mutual conversion agaisnt per unit value.
For, Mental evaluation 4 gallon = 15 litre is good approximation.
Yes, need for road maps in kilometres (and NOT miles) exisits, if we wish road user to learn METRIC.
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From: "MightyChimp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:29799] Re: Petrol prices Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 23:51:40 -0400
Pat,
The reason I was asking is because from time to time there is a tendency to
speak of record amounts in imperial. But I think I understand why this may
not happen in Australia. The conversion of petrol pumps from gallons to
litres took place about the same time as the change in currency. Older
people may have a recollection of petrol prices from the old days, but to
express the price of a gallon of petrol in present dollar terms for the sake
of nostalgia doesn't really have the same effect until it is given in the
old currency as well. And with no one having a feel for the old currency
today, the effect of gallon prices would not be apparent as it would be if
there was no currency change.
Despite decimalisation, the UK still uses the pound and new and old amounts
are convertible making a price comparison in gallons somewhat meaningful.
Also, the UK did not convert their pump sales to litres until some years
after the currency conversion. Thus gallon pricing did exist in the decimal
currency and some feeling for the old units still persist and unofficial
pricing in gallons in print still exists even if it is dieing out.
What do you think?
Euric
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mighty Chimp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2004-05-15 02:09 Subject: Re: [USMA:29792] Re: Petrol prices
> Dear Euric,
>
> No not here. Petrol prices in Australia have been quoted in $/L or c/L
since
> 1974 July 1 and I have not seen any attempt to resurrect the gallon in
this
> or any other context.
>
> Keep in mind that Australia chose the simple conversion table:
>
> 1000 millilitres = 1 litre
> 1000 litres = 1 kilolitre
> 1000 kilolitres = 1 megalitre
>
> for measuring volume and capacity.
>
> We did not muddy the conversion waters with centilitres, decilitres,
> dekalitres and hectolitres, so the transition was straightforward and
> complete.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pat Naughtin LCAMS
> Geelong, Australia
> --
>
> on 2004-05-15 12.04, MightyChimp at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I'm just curious about something. Whenever the price of petrol is in
the
> > news, as it is now, is there ever a reversion to reporting gallon
prices?
> >
> > Euric
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Mighty Chimp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, 2004-05-14 19:17
> > Subject: Re: [USMA:29782] Petrol prices
> >
> >
> > Dear Euric,
> >
> > Prices in Australia are now around 1 $/L from a base about 85 c/L a few
> > weeks ago. Currently the conversion rate to USD is about 70 cents.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Pat Naughtin
> > Geelong, Australia
>
>
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