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 397.2 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 397.2 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

397.2 ft3 → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 397.2 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 2971.2623376636 gal

The final result is:

397.2 ft3 → 2971.2623376636 gal

We conclude that 397.2 cubic feet is equivalent to 2971.2623376636 gallons:

397.2 cubic feet = 2971.2623376636 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00033655728991818 × 397.2 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 397.2 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033655728991818 gallons.

Approximate result

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

397.2 ft3 ≅ 2971.262 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero times three hundred ninety-seven point 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