Imagine you have a big garden and you want to water all your plants. Sometimes, you might measure how much water you need using liters, which is a unit we often use in gardening. But if you ever saw a recipe or someone talking about a swimming pool, they might use gallons instead! That’s because different people and places use different measurements.
To figure out how many gallons are in 120 liters, we can use a simple equation. We know that:
$$1 \text{ gallon} \approx 3.785 \text{ liters}$$
So, to find out how many gallons are in 120 liters, we can do this calculation:
$$120 \text{ liters} \div 3.785 \text{ liters per gallon} \approx 31.7 \text{ gallons}$$
That means 120 liters is about 31.7 gallons of water! Think of it as being a little less than 32 gallons.
Now, here are 7 objects that are exactly equal to 120 liters:
- 120 soda bottles (each 1 liter)
- 30 three-gallon buckets (each 3 gallons)
- 24 five-gallon buckets (each 5 gallons)
- 12 ten-liter containers (each 10 liters)
- 15 eight-liter watering cans (each 8 liters)
- 60 two-liter soda bottles (each 2 liters)
- 3 forty-gallon fish tanks (each 40 gallons, but for measuring, you would need to account for slightly more)
Next time you’re watering your plants, you can think about your liters and how they compare to gallons! Happy gardening!
