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 988 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 988 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

988 gal → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 988 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 3.7399868584 m3

The final result is:

988 gal → 3.7399868584 m3

We conclude that 988 gallons is equivalent to 3.7399868584 cubic meters:

988 gallons = 3.7399868584 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 0.26738061866554 × 988 gallons.

Another way is saying that 988 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.26738061866554 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-eight gallons is approximately three point seven four cubic meters:

988 gal ≅ 3.74 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point two six seven times nine hundred eighty-eight 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