Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to gallons is 7.4805194805226, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 7.4805194805226 gallons:

1 ft3 = 7.4805194805226 gal

To convert 1042.8 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 1042.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 7.4805194805226 gal

1042.8 ft3 → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 1042.8 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 7800.6857142889 gal

The final result is:

1042.8 ft3 → 7800.6857142889 gal

We conclude that 1042.8 cubic feet is equivalent to 7800.6857142889 gallons:

1042.8 cubic feet = 7800.6857142889 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00012819385841532 × 1042.8 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 1042.8 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012819385841532 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two point eight cubic feet is approximately seven thousand eight hundred point six eight six gallons:

1042.8 ft3 ≅ 7800.686 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero times one thousand forty-two point eight cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cubic feet to gallons