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 72 gallons into liters we have to multiply 72 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

72 gal → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 72 gal × 3.7854118 L

V_(L) = 272.5496496 L

The final result is:

72 gal → 272.5496496 L

We conclude that 72 gallons is equivalent to 272.5496496 liters:

72 gallons = 272.5496496 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.0036690562672439 × 72 gallons.

Another way is saying that 72 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036690562672439 liters.

Approximate result

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

72 gal ≅ 272.55 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point zero zero four times seventy-two 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