What is 26gal in US Liquid Gallons?

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What is 26 Imperial Gallons (26gal) in US Liquid Gallons (gal)?

What is 26gal in gal? Convert 26 Imperial Gallons (26gal) to US Liquid Gallons (gal) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Imperial Gallons to US Liquid Gallons

Formula
gal = gal x 1.2
Quick Rough Maths
To get the US Liquid Gallons, multiply the number of Imperial Gallons by 1.2
Imperial Gallons (gal) in 1 US Liquid Gallon
There are 0.83 Imperial Gallons in 1 US Liquid Gallon
US Liquid Gallons (gal) in 1 Imperial Gallon
There are 1.2 US Liquid Gallons in 1 Imperial Gallon

Unit Information

Imperial Gallon
/ˈɡalən/
Symbol: gal
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Imperial Gallon?

The gallon is a unit of volume in the imperial unit system with the symbol gal.

1 British imperial gallon is defined as 4.54609 litres or 277.4194 in³.

The term gallon derives directly from the Old Northern French term 'galun' which means 'liquid measure'. The origin of the word prior to this is still unknown. It originated as the base of the system for measuring wine and beer in the UK and has now been adopted across the world and there are similar versions in the US and associated states (although they measure slightly differently).

US Liquid Gallon
/ˈlɪkwɪdˈɡalən/
Symbol: gal
Unit System: US Customary

What is the US Liquid Gallon?

The liquid gallon is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system and uses the symbol gal.

It is the most common use of the word gallon and is defined as 231 in³. It is made up of 4 quarts where there are 2 pints in a quart and 16 US fluid ounces in a US pint. There are therefore 128 US fluid ounces in a US gallon.

The term gallon is most prevalent when discussing and trading oil and fuel. To ensure consistency, the temperature of the liquid (typically petroleum or alcohol) is understood to be 15.6 °C (60 °F) at the time of measurement.


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