Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 1242 liters into gallons we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

1242 L → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 1242 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 328.10168764202 gal

The final result is:

1242 L → 328.10168764202 gal

We conclude that 1242 liters is equivalent to 328.10168764202 gallons:

1242 liters = 328.10168764202 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0030478355877617 × 1242 liters.

Another way is saying that 1242 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0030478355877617 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty-two liters is approximately three hundred twenty-eight point one zero two gallons:

1242 L ≅ 328.102 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero three times one thousand two hundred forty-two liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from liters to gallons