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 980 liters into gallons we have to multiply 980 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

980 L → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 980 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 258.88861021673 gal

The final result is:

980 L → 258.88861021673 gal

We conclude that 980 liters is equivalent to 258.88861021673 gallons:

980 liters = 258.88861021673 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0038626651020408 × 980 liters.

Another way is saying that 980 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038626651020408 gallons.

Approximate result

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

980 L ≅ 258.889 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times nine hundred eighty 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