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 478 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 478 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

478 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 478 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.8094268404 m3

The final result is:

478 gal → 1.8094268404 m3

We conclude that 478 gallons is equivalent to 1.8094268404 cubic meters:

478 gallons = 1.8094268404 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 0.55266119506602 × 478 gallons.

Another way is saying that 478 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.55266119506602 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

478 gal ≅ 1.809 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point five five three times four hundred seventy-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