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 397 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 397 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

397 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 397 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 53.071180555534 ft3

The final result is:

397 gal → 53.071180555534 ft3

We conclude that 397 gallons is equivalent to 53.071180555534 cubic feet:

397 gallons = 53.071180555534 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 0.018842618338848 × 397 gallons.

Another way is saying that 397 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018842618338848 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

397 gal ≅ 53.071 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero one nine times three hundred ninety-seven 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