Liters are a common unit of volume used in the metric system. They are defined as the volume of a cube with sides of 10 centimeters (0.1 meter) in length. One liter is equal to 1000 cubic centimeters, 0.001 cubic meters, or 1 cubic decimeter.
Barrels, gallons, quarts, and pints are units of volume used in the US customary system and the imperial system. They are based on the volume of liquid that can be stored in a container of a certain size and shape. The exact definitions of these units vary depending on the type of liquid and the country of origin. For example, a US liquid gallon is equal to 3.785 liters, while a UK gallon is equal to 4.546 liters.
Converting liters to barrels, gallons, quarts, and pints can be useful for various purposes, such as comparing fuel consumption, measuring liquid ingredients, or calculating storage capacity. In this article, we will show you how to use the excel formula to convert liters to these units easily and accurately.
Excel Formula
The excel formula to convert liters to barrels, gallons, quarts, and pints is based on the CONVERT function. The CONVERT function is a built-in function that can convert a number from one unit to another unit. The syntax of the CONVERT function is:
=CONVERT(number, from_unit, to_unit)
where:
numberis the numeric value to convert.from_unitis the starting units for number.to_unitis the ending units for the result.
The CONVERT function accepts the following text values (in quotation marks) for from_unit and to_unit:
| Unit | Description | Text value |
|---|---|---|
| Liter | Metric unit of volume | “l” |
| Barrel (oil) | US unit of volume for liquid petroleum | “bbl” |
| Gallon (US liquid) | US unit of volume for liquid | “gal” |
| Quart (US liquid) | US unit of volume for liquid, equal to 1/4 gallon | “qt” |
| Pint (US liquid) | US unit of volume for liquid, equal to 1/8 gallon | “pt” |
To convert liters to barrels, gallons, quarts, and pints, we need to use the text value “l” for from_unit and the corresponding text value for to_unit. For example, to convert 100 liters to barrels, we can use the formula:
=CONVERT(100, "l", "bbl")
which returns 0.8386.
Example
To illustrate how to use the excel formula to convert liters to barrels, gallons, quarts, and pints, let us consider the following scenario:
Suppose we have a tank that can hold 5000 liters of water. We want to know how many barrels, gallons, quarts, and pints of water the tank can store. We also want to compare the results with the standard sizes of these units. For example, a standard oil barrel has a volume of 42 US gallons.
To solve this problem, we can use the excel formula to convert 5000 liters to each unit and display the results in a table. We can also use the ROUND function to round the results to two decimal places for simplicity. The table below shows the steps and the results:
| Unit | Formula | Result | Standard size | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel | =ROUND(CONVERT(5000, "l", "bbl"), 2) |
41.93 | 42 gal | Almost equal |
| Gallon | =ROUND(CONVERT(5000, "l", "gal"), 2) |
1320.86 | 3.785 l | Larger |
| Quart | =ROUND(CONVERT(5000, "l", "qt"), 2) |
5283.46 | 0.946 l | Smaller |
| Pint | =ROUND(CONVERT(5000, "l", "pt"), 2) |
10566.91 | 0.473 l | Smaller |
From the table, we can see that the tank can store about 41.93 barrels, 1320.86 gallons, 5283.46 quarts, and 10566.91 pints of water. We can also see that the barrel is almost equal to the standard size, while the gallon is larger and the quart and pint are smaller.
