Posted by DAB (IP: 207.193.45.2) on February 20, 2000 at 12:24:16:
In Reply to: You thought you were paying a lot for gas...try $4.18 per gallon... posted by DAB on February 19, 2000 at 22:42:24:
: OK Somebody help me out. I can get the $1.98/gallon price, too, but I think it's a 1/x (1 divided by "x") problem. Anyone else want to try? (see below)
: $0.6881 Canadian = $1. 00 US or $1.00 Canadian = $1.453 US
: By the way, I wasn't responsible for the miscalculation on the Mars probe!
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: :..... Stefan posted below that he was paying $0.76 Canadian for a liter, but I'm not sure most people realize how high that really is.
: : Here is what I came up with:
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: : 3.785 liters = 1 gallon
: : $1 Canadian = $1.453 US (Thursday)
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: : $0.76 Canadian per liter = $2.88 Canadian per gallon = $4.18 US per gallon! WOW!