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 278 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 278 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

278 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 278 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 37.163194444429 ft3

The final result is:

278 gal → 37.163194444429 ft3

We conclude that 278 gallons is equivalent to 37.163194444429 cubic feet:

278 gallons = 37.163194444429 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 0.026908343455117 × 278 gallons.

Another way is saying that 278 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.026908343455117 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

278 gal ≅ 37.163 ft3

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