What is 550000gal in Cubic Metres?

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What is 550000 US Liquid Gallons (550000gal) in Cubic Metres (m³)?

What is 550000gal in m³? Convert 550000 US Liquid Gallons (550000gal) to Cubic Metres (m³) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter US Liquid Gallons to convert to Cubic Metres


Quick Reference for Converting US Liquid Gallons to Cubic Metres

Formula
m³ = gal / 264.17
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Cubic Metres, divide the number of US Liquid Gallons by 264.2
US Liquid Gallons (gal) in 1 Cubic Metre
There are 264.17 US Liquid Gallons in 1 Cubic Metre
Cubic Metres (m³) in 1 US Liquid Gallon
There are 0 Cubic Metres in 1 US Liquid Gallon

Unit Information

US Liquid Gallon
/ˈlɪkwɪdˈɡalən/
Symbol: gal
Unit System: US Customary

What is the US Liquid Gallon?

The liquid gallon is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system and uses the symbol gal.

It is the most common use of the word gallon and is defined as 231 in³. It is made up of 4 quarts where there are 2 pints in a quart and 16 US fluid ounces in a US pint. There are therefore 128 US fluid ounces in a US gallon.

The term gallon is most prevalent when discussing and trading oil and fuel. To ensure consistency, the temperature of the liquid (typically petroleum or alcohol) is understood to be 15.6 °C (60 °F) at the time of measurement.

Cubic Metre
/ˈkjuːbɪkˈmiːtə/
Symbol:
Unit System: SI

What is the Cubic Metre?

The cubic metre (or cubic meter; US spelling) is a unit of volume and is derived from an SI unit with the symbol m³.

1 cubic metre is exactly 1000 litres. It is also ≈ 6.29 barrels, ≈ 220 imperial gallons and ≈ 35.3 cubic feet.

1 cubic metre of water in normal conditions (≈4 °C) weighs exactly 1000 kg (or 1 tonne).)

The cubic metre is the unit used to measure water usage and often water bills are broken down into how many m³ has passed through the property / business.


Conversion Tables for US Liquid Gallons (gal) to Cubic Metres (m³)