218 imperial gallons in US gallons

Result

The conversion result is: 218 imperial gallons is equivalent to 261.807083760058 US gallons.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 218 imperial gallons to US gallons?

We know (by definition) that: 1 imperialgallon ≈ 1.20094992550486 usgallon.

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

1 imperialgallon / 218 imperialgallon ≈ 1.20094992550486 usgallon / x usgallon

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

x usgallon ≈ (218 imperialgallon / 1 imperialgallon) * 1.20094992550486 usgallon → x usgallon ≈ 261.80708376005947 usgallon

Conclusion:

218 imperialgallon ≈ 261.80708376005947 usgallon

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 US gallon is equal to 0.00381960635150912 times 218 imperial gallons.

It can also be expressed as: 218 imperial gallons is equal to 1 / 0.00381960635150912 US gallons.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: two hundred and eighteen imperial gallons is about two hundred and sixty-one point eight one US gallons, or alternatively, a US gallon is about zero times two hundred and eighteen imperial gallons.

Units involved

This is how the units in this conversion are defined:

Imperial Gallons

"The imperial (UK) gallon, now defined as exactly 4.54609 litres (about 277.42 cubic inches), is used in some Commonwealth countries and was originally based on the volume of 10 pounds (approximately 4.54 kg) of water at 62 °F (17 °C). The imperial fluid ounce is defined as 1⁄160 of an imperial gallon; there are four quarts in a gallon, two pints in a quart, and 20 Imperial fluid ounces in an imperial pint."

Us Gallons

"The US gallon is legally defined as 231 cubic inches, which is exactly 3.785411784 liters.[2][3] A US liquid gallon of water weighs about 8.34 pounds or 3.78 kilograms at 62 °F (17 °C), making it about 16.6% lighter than the imperial gallon. There are four quarts in a gallon, two pints in a quart and 16 US fluid ounces in a US pint, which makes the US fluid ounce equal to 1⁄128 of a US gallon."

Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.

Result

Conversion formula How to convert 218 imperial gallons to US gallons?

Conversion in the opposite direction

Approximation

Conversion formula
How to convert 218 imperial gallons to US gallons?