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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 40 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 40 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

40 gal → V(m3)

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

V(m3) = 40 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V(m3) = 0.151416472 m3

The final result is:

40 gal → 0.151416472 m3

We conclude that 40 gallons is equivalent to 0.151416472 cubic meters:

40 gallons = 0.151416472 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 6.604301281039 × 40 gallons.

Another way is saying that 40 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.604301281039 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

40 gal ≅ 0.151 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately six point six zero four times forty 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

gallons (gal) cubic meters (m3)
41 gallons 0.155 cubic meters
42 gallons 0.159 cubic meters
43 gallons 0.163 cubic meters
44 gallons 0.167 cubic meters
45 gallons 0.17 cubic meters
46 gallons 0.174 cubic meters
47 gallons 0.178 cubic meters
48 gallons 0.182 cubic meters
49 gallons 0.185 cubic meters
50 gallons 0.189 cubic meters