Question

How do you convert $ 4.72 $ gallons to milliliters, if $ 946\,mL = 1\,qt $ ?

Answer 1

Hint: In this question, we need to convert $ 4.72 $ gallons to milliliters and it is given that $ 946\,mL = 1\,qt $ . Here, we will convert the given gallons in terms of quarts and then convert the obtained quarts in terms of milliliters which will be the required answer.

Complete step-by-step answer:
A gallon is a unit of volume specifically regarding liquid capacity in both the US customary and imperial system of measurement.
A milliliter is a unit of volume that is accepted for use in the international system of units. One milliliter is equal to one cubic centimeter.
Now, let us convert gallons to quarts, then quarts to milliliters.
It is given that $ 946\,mL = 1\,qt $ , then we need to convert $ 4.72 $ gallons to milliliter.
 $ 1gal = 4qt $
Now, let us convert the given gallon into quarts,
 $ = 4.72\,gal \times \dfrac{{4\,qt}}{{1\,gal}} $
 $ = 18.88\,qt $
Now, let us convert the obtained quarts into milliliters,
 $ = 18.88\,qt \times \dfrac{{946\,mL}}{{1\,qt}} $
 $ = 17860.48\,mL $
Hence, the required answer is $ 17860.48\,mL $ .
So, the correct answer is “ $ 17860.48\,mL $ ”.

Note: Gallon is divided into four quarts. Quarts are then divided into two pints and pints are divided into two cups. A cup consists of two gills, making one gallon equal four quarts, eight pints, sixteen cups, or thirty-two gills. In the US, gallons are often used for large containers, such as half gallon tubes of ice-cream or one-gallon cartons of milk. Gallons are used in fuel economy expressions in the US.
Milliliters are used to measure the volume of many types of smaller containers in everyday use such as plastic containers, cans, glasses, juice, milk cartons, yogurt, toothpaste tubes, perfume bottles, etc., many measurement devices such as graduated cylinders, beakers, pipettes, measurement cups, etc. also use the measurement of milliliters.