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# Gallon

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A gallon is a unit of measurement used to measure volume. People have used many different gallons throughout history. There are three types of gallon still in use.

1 imperial gallon | = 160 imperial fluid ounces (fl. oz.)
| = 8 imperial pints
| = 1⁄9 of a firkin (of beer)
| = 1⁄8 of an imperial bushel
| = 4.54609 litres (exactly)
| ≈ 4+1⁄2 litres
| ≈ 1.20 U.S. wet gallons
| ≈ 1.03 U.S. dry gallons
1 U.S. wet gallon | = 231 cubic inches
| = 128 U.S. fl. oz.
| = 8 U.S. wet pints
| = 1⁄42 of a U.S. oil barrel
| = 3.785411784 litres (exactly)
| ≈ 3+3⁄4 litres
| ≈ 0.83 imperial gallons
| ≈ 0.86 U.S. dry gallons
1 U.S. dry gallon | = 268.8025 cubic inches
| = 8 U.S. dry pints
| = 1⁄8 of a U.S. bushel
| = 4.40488377086 litres (exactly)
| ≈ 4+2⁄5 litres
| ≈ 0.97 imperial gallons
| ≈ 1.16 U.S. wet gallons

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