We need the following conversion factors:
1 gallon = 3.785 L
1 mL = 10–3 L
1 mL = 1 cm3
Converting 5.2 gallons to cm3:
A gas can holds 5.2 gallons of gasoline.
What is this quantity in cm3?
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