Unit Converter
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 42 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 42 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
42 gal → V(m3)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic meters:
V(m3) = 42 gal × 0.0037854118 m3
V(m3) = 0.1589872956 m3
The final result is:
42 gal → 0.1589872956 m3
We conclude that 42 gallons is equivalent to 0.1589872956 cubic meters:
42 gallons = 0.1589872956 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 6.2898107438466 × 42 gallons.
Another way is saying that 42 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2898107438466 cubic meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two gallons is approximately zero point one five nine cubic meters:
42 gal ≅ 0.159 m3
An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately six point two nine times 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
gallons (gal) | cubic meters (m3) |
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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 |
51 gallons | 0.193 cubic meters |
52 gallons | 0.197 cubic meters |