Unit Converter
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 42 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 42 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
42 gal → V(ft3)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic feet:
V(ft3) = 42 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3
V(ft3) = 5.614583333331 ft3
The final result is:
42 gal → 5.614583333331 ft3
We conclude that 42 gallons is equivalent to 5.614583333331 cubic feet:
42 gallons = 5.614583333331 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 0.17810760667911 × 42 gallons.
Another way is saying that 42 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17810760667911 cubic feet.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two gallons is approximately five point six one five cubic feet:
42 gal ≅ 5.615 ft3
An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point one seven eight times forty-two 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
gallons (gal) | cubic feet (ft3) |
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43 gallons | 5.748 cubic feet |
44 gallons | 5.882 cubic feet |
45 gallons | 6.016 cubic feet |
46 gallons | 6.149 cubic feet |
47 gallons | 6.283 cubic feet |
48 gallons | 6.417 cubic feet |
49 gallons | 6.55 cubic feet |
50 gallons | 6.684 cubic feet |
51 gallons | 6.818 cubic feet |
52 gallons | 6.951 cubic feet |