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 138.5 liters into gallons we have to multiply 138.5 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

138.5 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 138.5 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 36.587829096956 gal

The final result is:

138.5 L → 36.587829096956 gal

We conclude that 138.5 liters is equivalent to 36.587829096956 gallons:

138.5 liters = 36.587829096956 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.027331493140794 × 138.5 liters.

Another way is saying that 138.5 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.027331493140794 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred thirty-eight point five liters is approximately thirty-six point five eight eight gallons:

138.5 L ≅ 36.588 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two seven times one hundred thirty-eight point five 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