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Winter
05-11-2006, 05:29 AM
I need to change some values. I have gal(imp)/yd3 and need to convert to litres/m3. the actual numbers to be converted are 24, 25, and 26.5

Thanks

Robert Fogt
05-11-2006, 10:29 PM
First we convert the base units.

1 gallon [UK] = 4.54609 liter
1 cubic yard = 0.764554861215584 cubic meter

Now using algebra we substitute.

gallon [UK]/cubic yard * (4.54609/0.764554861215584) = liter/cubic meter
gallon [UK]/cubic yard * 5.95 = liter/cubic meter

So just multiply by 5.95