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 42.7 liters into gallons we have to multiply 42.7 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

42.7 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 42.7 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 11.280146588015 gal

The final result is:

42.7 L → 11.280146588015 gal

We conclude that 42.7 liters is equivalent to 11.280146588015 gallons:

42.7 liters = 11.280146588015 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.088651330210773 × 42.7 liters.

Another way is saying that 42.7 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.088651330210773 gallons.

Approximate result

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

42.7 L ≅ 11.28 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero eight nine times forty-two 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