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 157 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 157 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

157 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 157 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 20.987847222214 ft3

The final result is:

157 gal → 20.987847222214 ft3

We conclude that 157 gallons is equivalent to 20.987847222214 cubic feet:

157 gallons = 20.987847222214 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 0.047646620895048 × 157 gallons.

Another way is saying that 157 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.047646620895048 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

157 gal ≅ 20.988 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero four eight times one hundred fifty-seven 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