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 1242 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 1242 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

1242 ft3 → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1242 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 9290.805194809 gal

The final result is:

1242 ft3 → 9290.805194809 gal

We conclude that 1242 cubic feet is equivalent to 9290.805194809 gallons:

1242 cubic feet = 9290.805194809 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00010763329754871 × 1242 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 1242 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010763329754871 gallons.

Approximate result

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

1242 ft3 ≅ 9290.805 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred forty-two 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