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 162 liters into gallons we have to multiply 162 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

162 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 162 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 42.795872301132 gal

The final result is:

162 L → 42.795872301132 gal

We conclude that 162 liters is equivalent to 42.795872301132 gallons:

162 liters = 42.795872301132 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.023366739506173 × 162 liters.

Another way is saying that 162 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023366739506173 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred sixty-two liters is approximately forty-two point seven nine six gallons:

162 L ≅ 42.796 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two three times one hundred sixty-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