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 242 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 242 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

242 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 242 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 32.350694444431 ft3

The final result is:

242 gal → 32.350694444431 ft3

We conclude that 242 gallons is equivalent to 32.350694444431 cubic feet:

242 gallons = 32.350694444431 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 0.030911237522821 × 242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.030911237522821 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

242 gal ≅ 32.351 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero three one times 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