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 480 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 480 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

480 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 480 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 1.816997664 m3

The final result is:

480 gal → 1.816997664 m3

We conclude that 480 gallons is equivalent to 1.816997664 cubic meters:

480 gallons = 1.816997664 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 0.55035844008658 × 480 gallons.

Another way is saying that 480 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.55035844008658 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

480 gal ≅ 1.817 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point five five times four hundred eighty 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