Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic feet is 0.1336805555555, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.1336805555555 cubic feet:

1 gal = 0.1336805555555 ft3

To convert 1242 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.1336805555555 ft3

1242 gal → V_(ft3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic feet:

V_(ft3) = 1242 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 166.03124999993 ft3

The final result is:

1242 gal → 166.03124999993 ft3

We conclude that 1242 gallons is equivalent to 166.03124999993 cubic feet:

1242 gallons = 166.03124999993 cubic feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.0060229625447042 × 1242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0060229625447042 cubic feet.

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 gallons is approximately one hundred sixty-six point zero three one cubic feet:

1242 gal ≅ 166.031 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero zero six times one thousand two hundred forty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic feet chart

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