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 85 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 85 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

85 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 85 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 0.321760003 m3

The final result is:

85 gal → 0.321760003 m3

We conclude that 85 gallons is equivalent to 0.321760003 cubic meters:

85 gallons = 0.321760003 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 3.1079064851948 × 85 gallons.

Another way is saying that 85 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 3.1079064851948 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

85 gal ≅ 0.322 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately three point one zero eight times eighty-five 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