At the store
See what a tank costs for the gallons and price you type
The price per gallon times the gallons you type.
- Calculated from what you enter
- About 2 minutes
- Easy
The short version
- For someone who already has the details in hand.
- Multiply a gallon price by gallons you type.
- It is not a decision about what you should buy, sign, or qualify for.
The moment
You know the price on the sign and about how many gallons you need. You type both. The page multiplies.
After this, you can see what a tank costs for the gallons and price you type.
Your guess first
These numbers are an illustration, not a store price. Price per gallon 3.50; Gallons 10.
The turn
The first illustration comes out to $35.00. The first number times the second. A second illustration comes out to $39.88. The first number times the second.
Why the number hides
The sign shows a price for one gallon. The tank holds more than one. The total is the price times the gallons you type.
Now run your own numbers
Do this next
- Type the price per gallon.
- Type the gallons.
- Read the total.
- Use the gallons you expect to buy.
- This page does not read the pump.
Who this will not work for
- Miles, unless you already turned them into gallons.
- A station price this page did not ask you to type.
- Advice about where you should buy fuel.
A pitfall
This is the gallons times the price. It is not the cost of a drive in miles.
How this was calculated
The price per gallon times the gallons. It is not a trip in miles.
This is arithmetic on the numbers you type. It doesn't check store prices.