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 47 liters into gallons we have to multiply 47 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

47 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 47 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 12.416086408353 gal

The final result is:

47 L → 12.416086408353 gal

We conclude that 47 liters is equivalent to 12.416086408353 gallons:

47 liters = 12.416086408353 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.080540676595745 × 47 liters.

Another way is saying that 47 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.080540676595745 gallons.

Approximate result

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

47 L ≅ 12.416 gal

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