Engineers in the United States and the United Kingdom often measure the flow of a liquid in gallons per minute (GPM). However, many other countries measure volume in cubic meters. For your measurement to be useful to engineers in those nations, you must convert to cubic meters per minute using a metric conversion factor, which describes the number of cubic meters in one gallon.
Instructions
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Determine the flow in U.S. customary gallons per minute (GPM).
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Multiply this number by 0.00379. This is the flow in cubic meters per minute.
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Round the answer, if necessary.
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Determine the flow in imperial gallons per minute (GPM).
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Multiply this number by 0.0046. This is the flow in cubic meters per minute.
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Round the answer, if necessary.