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 3048 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 3048 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

3048 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 3048 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 11.5379351664 m3

The final result is:

3048 gal → 11.5379351664 m3

We conclude that 3048 gallons is equivalent to 11.5379351664 cubic meters:

3048 gallons = 11.5379351664 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 0.086670620486076 × 3048 gallons.

Another way is saying that 3048 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.086670620486076 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-eight gallons is approximately eleven point five three eight cubic meters:

3048 gal ≅ 11.538 m3

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