Converting Gallons to Liters

This example problem demonstrates how to convert gallons to liters.

Problem:

What is the volume of a 5 gallon bucket in liters?

Solution:

1 gallon = 3.785 liters

Set up the conversion so the desired unit will be cancelled out. In this case, we want liters to tbe the remaining unit.

volume in L = (volume in gal) x (3.785 L/1 gal)
volume in L = (5 x 3.785) L
volume in L = 18.925 L

Answer:

A 5 gallon bucket contains 18.925 liters.