42 US gallons in US dry barrels

Conversion formula
How to convert 42 US gallons to US dry barrels?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{usgallon}\approx 0.0327380952380952\mathrm{drybarrel}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of US dry barrels.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 42 ⁢ usgallon ≈ 1.3749999999999982 ⁢ drybarrel

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 US dry barrel is equal to 0.727272727272727 times 42 US gallons.

It can also be expressed as: 42 US gallons is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.727272727272727}}$ US dry barrels.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-two US gallons is about one point three seven US dry barrels, or alternatively, a US dry barrel is about zero point seven three times forty-two US gallons.