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 980 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 980 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

980 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 980 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 3.709703564 m3

The final result is:

980 gal → 3.709703564 m3

We conclude that 980 gallons is equivalent to 3.709703564 cubic meters:

980 gallons = 3.709703564 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 0.26956331759343 × 980 gallons.

Another way is saying that 980 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.26956331759343 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

980 gal ≅ 3.71 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point two seven times nine 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