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 742 liters into gallons we have to multiply 742 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

742 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 742 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 196.01566202124 gal

The final result is:

742 L → 196.01566202124 gal

We conclude that 742 liters is equivalent to 196.01566202124 gallons:

742 liters = 196.01566202124 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0051016331536388 × 742 liters.

Another way is saying that 742 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0051016331536388 gallons.

Approximate result

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

742 L ≅ 196.016 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero five times seven hundred forty-two 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