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 842.1 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 842.1 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

842.1 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 842.1 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 3.18769527678 m3

The final result is:

842.1 gal → 3.18769527678 m3

We conclude that 842.1 gallons is equivalent to 3.18769527678 cubic meters:

842.1 gallons = 3.18769527678 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 0.31370627151355 × 842.1 gallons.

Another way is saying that 842.1 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.31370627151355 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

842.1 gal ≅ 3.188 m3

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