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 842 gallons into liters we have to multiply 842 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

842 gal → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 842 gal × 3.7854118 L

V_(L) = 3187.3167356 L

The final result is:

842 gal → 3187.3167356 L

We conclude that 842 gallons is equivalent to 3187.3167356 liters:

842 gallons = 3187.3167356 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.00031374352879045 × 842 gallons.

Another way is saying that 842 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00031374352879045 liters.

Approximate result

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

842 gal ≅ 3187.317 L

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