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 8242 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 8242 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

8242 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 8242 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 31.1993640556 m3

The final result is:

8242 gal → 31.1993640556 m3

We conclude that 8242 gallons is equivalent to 31.1993640556 cubic meters:

8242 gallons = 31.1993640556 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 0.032051935360539 × 8242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 8242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.032051935360539 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

8242 gal ≅ 31.199 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point zero three two times eight thousand two hundred 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