261 US gallons in imperial gallons

Result

The conversion result is: 261 US gallons is equivalent to 217.327962188166 imperial gallons.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 261 US gallons to imperial gallons?

We know (by definition) that: 1 usgallon ≈ 0.832674184628989 imperialgallon.

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

1 usgallon / 261 usgallon ≈ 0.832674184628989 imperialgallon / x imperialgallon

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

x imperialgallon ≈ (261 usgallon / 1 usgallon) * 0.832674184628989 imperialgallon → x imperialgallon ≈ 217.32796218816614 imperialgallon

Conclusion:

261 usgallon ≈ 217.32796218816614 imperialgallon

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 imperial gallon is equal to 0.00460134071074657 times 261 US gallons.

It can also be expressed as: 261 US gallons is equal to 1 / 0.00460134071074657 imperial gallons.

Approximation

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

Units involved

This is how the units in this conversion are defined:

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."

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."

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 261 US gallons to imperial gallons?

Conversion in the opposite direction

Approximation

Conversion formula
How to convert 261 US gallons to imperial gallons?