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 48 gallons into liters we have to multiply 48 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

48 gal → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 48 gal × 3.7854118 L

V_(L) = 181.6997664 L

The final result is:

48 gal → 181.6997664 L

We conclude that 48 gallons is equivalent to 181.6997664 liters:

48 gallons = 181.6997664 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.0055035844008658 × 48 gallons.

Another way is saying that 48 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0055035844008658 liters.

Approximate result

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

48 gal ≅ 181.7 L

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