Unit of Measurement for Volume

The volume is defined as the space occupied by any object in three dimensions. There are various units for the measurement of the volume of the objects. The most commonly used is the standard international unit of measurement, the cubic meter unit. But there are other units of volume measurement. In this article we will see them in detail.


Unit of measurement for volume:

The various units of volume measurement are related with the standard international unit of volume measurement the cubic meter. With the relations the various units can also be related to one other. The various units of volume measurement and their relations are,

1 cubic meter = 1000 L = 264.2 gallons

1 cubic meter = 35.31 ft3 = 1.308 yd3

1 gallon = 0.1337 ft3 = 3.785 L

1 cubic feet = 7.481 gallons = 0.0283 m3

1 cubic yard = 27 ft3 = 202 gallons = 0.7646 m3 = 764.6 L

1 imperial barrel = 163.7 L = 6.10 m3

The above relations can be used for the conversion between the various units above by relating with each other.

Example problems on unit of measurement for volume:

1. A container volume is measured to be 15000 liters. Convert the volume into m3 and gallons.

Solution:

1 cubic meter = 1000 L

1 liter = `1/1000` m3

15000 liter = `15000*(1/1000)` m3

15000 liter = 15 m3

1000 liter = 264.2 gallons

15000 liters = 15*264.2 gallons

15000 liters = 3963 gallons

2. A water tank can store 20.5 m3 of water. Convert the volume into yd3 and gallons.

Solution:

1 cubic meter = 1.308 yd3

20.5 cubic meters = 20.5 * 1.308 yd3

20.5 cubic meters = 26.8 yd3

1 cubic meter = 264.2 gallons

20.5 cubic meter = 20.5*264.2 gallons

20.5 cubic meter = 5416 gallons

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3. Convert 1.35 Barrel into cubic meters.

Solution:

1 imperial barrel = 6.10 m3

1.35 imperial barrel = 1.35*6.1 m3

1.35 imperial barrel = 8.23 m3
Practice problems on unit of measurement for volume:

1. Convert the volume of 560 gallons into ft3 and liters.

Answer: 74.9 ft3 and 2119.6 L

2. Convert the volume of 2.5 yd3 into liters.

Answer: 1911.5