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 38 liters into gallons we have to multiply 38 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

38 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 38 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 10.038537947179 gal

The final result is:

38 L → 10.038537947179 gal

We conclude that 38 liters is equivalent to 10.038537947179 gallons:

38 liters = 10.038537947179 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0996161 × 38 liters.

Another way is saying that 38 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0996161 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight liters is approximately ten point zero three nine gallons:

38 L ≅ 10.039 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point one times thirty-eight 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