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 550 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 550 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

550 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 550 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 2.08197649 m3

The final result is:

550 gal → 2.08197649 m3

We conclude that 550 gallons is equivalent to 2.08197649 cubic meters:

550 gallons = 2.08197649 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 0.4803128204392 × 550 gallons.

Another way is saying that 550 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.4803128204392 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

550 gal ≅ 2.082 m3

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