Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic meters is 0.001, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.001 cubic meters:

1 L = 0.001 m3

To convert 48 liters into cubic meters we have to multiply 48 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.001 m3

48 L → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 48 L × 0.001 m3

V_(m3) = 0.048 m3

The final result is:

48 L → 0.048 m3

We conclude that 48 liters is equivalent to 0.048 cubic meters:

48 liters = 0.048 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 20.833333333333 × 48 liters.

Another way is saying that 48 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 20.833333333333 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

48 L ≅ 0.048 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately twenty point eight three three times forty-eight liters.

Conversion table

liters to cubic meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from liters to cubic meters