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 40 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 40 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

40 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 40 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 5.34722222222 ft3

The final result is:

40 gal → 5.34722222222 ft3

We conclude that 40 gallons is equivalent to 5.34722222222 cubic feet:

40 gallons = 5.34722222222 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 0.18701298701306 × 40 gallons.

Another way is saying that 40 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.18701298701306 cubic feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty gallons is approximately five point three four seven cubic feet:

40 gal ≅ 5.347 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point one eight seven times forty 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