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 242 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 242 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

242 ft3 → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 242 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 1810.2857142865 gal

The final result is:

242 ft3 → 1810.2857142865 gal

We conclude that 242 cubic feet is equivalent to 1810.2857142865 gallons:

242 cubic feet = 1810.2857142865 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00055239898989876 × 242 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 242 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00055239898989876 gallons.

Approximate result

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

242 ft3 ≅ 1810.286 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero one times 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