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 288 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 288 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

288 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 288 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 38.499999999984 ft3

The final result is:

288 gal → 38.499999999984 ft3

We conclude that 288 gallons is equivalent to 38.499999999984 cubic feet:

288 gallons = 38.499999999984 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 0.025974025974037 × 288 gallons.

Another way is saying that 288 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.025974025974037 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

288 gal ≅ 38.5 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero two six times two hundred eighty-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