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 318 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 318 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

318 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 318 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.2037609524 m3

The final result is:

318 gal → 1.2037609524 m3

We conclude that 318 gallons is equivalent to 1.2037609524 cubic meters:

318 gallons = 1.2037609524 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 0.8307297208854 × 318 gallons.

Another way is saying that 318 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.8307297208854 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

318 gal ≅ 1.204 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point eight three one times three hundred eighteen 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