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 272 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 272 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

272 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 272 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.0296320096 m3

The final result is:

272 gal → 1.0296320096 m3

We conclude that 272 gallons is equivalent to 1.0296320096 cubic meters:

272 gallons = 1.0296320096 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 0.97122077662338 × 272 gallons.

Another way is saying that 272 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.97122077662338 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-two gallons is approximately one point zero three cubic meters:

272 gal ≅ 1.03 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point nine seven one times two hundred seventy-two 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