Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic meters is 0.0037854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.0037854118 cubic meters:

1 gal = 0.0037854118 m3

To convert 1008.5 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 1008.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.0037854118 m3

1008.5 gal → V_(m3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic meters:

V_(m3) = 1008.5 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 3.8175878003 m3

The final result is:

1008.5 gal → 3.8175878003 m3

We conclude that 1008.5 gallons is equivalent to 3.8175878003 cubic meters:

1008.5 gallons = 3.8175878003 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 0.26194551436942 × 1008.5 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1008.5 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.26194551436942 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand eight point five gallons is approximately three point eight one eight cubic meters:

1008.5 gal ≅ 3.818 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point two six two times one thousand eight point five gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from gallons to cubic meters