Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to liters is 3.7854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 3.7854118 liters:

1 gal = 3.7854118 L

To convert 42.7 gallons into liters we have to multiply 42.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 3.7854118 L

42.7 gal → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 42.7 gal × 3.7854118 L

V_(L) = 161.63708386 L

The final result is:

42.7 gal → 161.63708386 L

We conclude that 42.7 gallons is equivalent to 161.63708386 liters:

42.7 gallons = 161.63708386 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.0061866990923082 × 42.7 gallons.

Another way is saying that 42.7 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0061866990923082 liters.

Approximate result

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

42.7 gal ≅ 161.637 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point zero zero six times forty-two point seven gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to liters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from gallons to liters