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Old Mar 12th, 2008, 04:43 PM   #14
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Quote: Originally Posted by ontheroadagain (original)
So 35 Imperial gallons = 42.0332 US gallons?!

Sounds about right the rule of the thumb is roughly times 1.2 UK to US .

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Imperial (UK) gallon is legally defined as 4.54609 litres (~277.42 cu in), which is about 1.2 U.S. liquid gallons. This definition is used in the United Kingdom, and is based on the volume of 10 pounds of water at 62 °F. (A U.S. liquid gallon weighs about 8.33 pounds at the same temperature.) The Imperial gallon is no longer legal, in the UK, for trade or public administration purposes, but it is used colloquially (and in advertising) for fuel consumption figures in miles per gallon.
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