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 71.5 liters into gallons we have to multiply 71.5 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

71.5 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 71.5 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 18.888301663771 gal

The final result is:

71.5 L → 18.888301663771 gal

We conclude that 71.5 liters is equivalent to 18.888301663771 gallons:

71.5 liters = 18.888301663771 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.052942822377622 × 71.5 liters.

Another way is saying that 71.5 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.052942822377622 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-one point five liters is approximately eighteen point eight eight eight gallons:

71.5 L ≅ 18.888 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero five three times seventy-one point five 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