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 48.7 liters into gallons we have to multiply 48.7 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

48.7 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 48.7 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 12.865178895464 gal

The final result is:

48.7 L → 12.865178895464 gal

We conclude that 48.7 liters is equivalent to 12.865178895464 gallons:

48.7 liters = 12.865178895464 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.077729195071869 × 48.7 liters.

Another way is saying that 48.7 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.077729195071869 gallons.

Approximate result

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

48.7 L ≅ 12.865 gal

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