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 261 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 261 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

261 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 261 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 34.890624999986 ft3

The final result is:

261 gal → 34.890624999986 ft3

We conclude that 261 gallons is equivalent to 34.890624999986 cubic feet:

261 gallons = 34.890624999986 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 0.028660994178247 × 261 gallons.

Another way is saying that 261 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.028660994178247 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

261 gal ≅ 34.891 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero two nine times two hundred sixty-one 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