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 48.1 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 48.1 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

48.1 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 48.1 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 6.4300347222196 ft3

The final result is:

48.1 gal → 6.4300347222196 ft3

We conclude that 48.1 gallons is equivalent to 6.4300347222196 cubic feet:

48.1 gallons = 6.4300347222196 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 0.15552015552022 × 48.1 gallons.

Another way is saying that 48.1 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15552015552022 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

48.1 gal ≅ 6.43 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point one five six times forty-eight point one 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