L to Gal
### Volumetric Metrology & NIST SP 811 Standards The **US Liquid Gallon** is defined as exactly $231\text{ cubic inches}$, which equals **$3.785411784\text{ liters}$**. The **UK Imperial Gallon**.
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A car with a 50-liter fuel tank holds exactly 13.21 US liquid gallons, costing $46.24 to fill up at $3.50 per US gallon.
📖 About L to Gal
Volumetric Metrology & NIST SP 811 Standards
The US Liquid Gallon is defined as exactly 231 cubic inches, which equals 3.785411784 liters. The UK Imperial Gallon was originally defined as the volume of 10 pounds of distilled water at 62^, legally standardized as 4.54609 liters (approximately 20% larger than the US gallon).
Primary Liquid Volume Equivalents
- 1 US Liquid Gallon: 3.785412 Liters = 4 US Quarts = 8 US Pints = 128 US fl oz
- 1 UK Imperial Gallon: 4.546090 Liters = 4 UK Quarts = 8 UK Pints = 160 UK fl oz
- 1 Liter (L): = 0.264172 US Gallons = 0.219969 UK Gallons = 1,000 mL
- 50 Liters (Car Tank): = 13.21 US gal = 11.00 UK gal
Equations
- US Gallons = Liters3.785411784
- Liters = US Gallons × 3.785411784
How to Use This Calculator
Enter your Volume Value to Convert (e.g. 50.0), Gallon Standard — choose from US Liquid Gallons (1 gal = 3.7854 L), UK Imperial Gallons (1 gal = 4.5461 L), and Conversion Direction — choose from Liters to Gallons (L → gal), Gallons to Liters (gal → L). Results update instantly as you type — adjust any value to compare scenarios.
The Formula
Formula Reference: L to Gal
Input variables:
volumeValue — Volume Value to Convert
gallonStandardSelect — Gallon Standard
conversionDirectionSelect — Conversion Direction
Computed outputs:
convertedVolume — Converted Volume
equivalentGallons — Volume in Gallons (gal)
equivalentLiters — Volume in Liters (L)
equivalentQuarts — Volume in Quarts (qt)
equivalentPints — Volume in Pints (pt)
Mathematical relationships extracted from calculation logic:
liters = val * lPerGal
quarts = gal * 4.0
pints = gal * 8.0
flOz = std === 'uk_imperial' ? gal 160.0 : gal 128.0
ml = liters * 1000.0
Standard: NIST Handbook 44 and BIPM SI unit definitions
Worked Example
A car with a 50-liter fuel tank holds exactly 13.21 US liquid gallons, costing 46.24 to fill up at 3.50 per US gallon.
Understanding Your Result
Unit conversion precision: round to the same number of significant figures as your original measurement. Converting 6 feet to meters gives 1.8288 m — but if your measurement was approximate (±1 inch), expressing more than 2 decimal places is false precision. For international trade and technical specifications, SI units (meters, kilograms, liters) are the standard. US customary units (feet, pounds, gallons) differ from Imperial UK units: 1 US gallon = 3.785 L vs. 1 UK gallon = 4.546 L.
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