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 4.7 liters into gallons we have to multiply 4.7 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

4.7 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 4.7 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 1.2416086408353 gal

The final result is:

4.7 L → 1.2416086408353 gal

We conclude that 4.7 liters is equivalent to 1.2416086408353 gallons:

4.7 liters = 1.2416086408353 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.80540676595745 × 4.7 liters.

Another way is saying that 4.7 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.80540676595745 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point seven liters is approximately one point two four two gallons:

4.7 L ≅ 1.242 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point eight zero five times four point seven 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