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 242 liters into gallons we have to multiply 242 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

242 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 242 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 63.929636400457 gal

The final result is:

242 L → 63.929636400457 gal

We conclude that 242 liters is equivalent to 63.929636400457 gallons:

242 liters = 63.929636400457 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.015642197520661 × 242 liters.

Another way is saying that 242 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.015642197520661 gallons.

Approximate result

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

242 L ≅ 63.93 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one six times 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