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 3042 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 3042 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

3042 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 3042 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 11.5152226956 m3

The final result is:

3042 gal → 11.5152226956 m3

We conclude that 3042 gallons is equivalent to 11.5152226956 cubic meters:

3042 gallons = 11.5152226956 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 0.086841568455476 × 3042 gallons.

Another way is saying that 3042 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.086841568455476 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

3042 gal ≅ 11.515 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point zero eight seven times three thousand forty-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