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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 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 48 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 gal → V(ft3)

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

V(ft3) = 48 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V(ft3) = 6.416666666664 ft3

The final result is:

48 gal → 6.416666666664 ft3

We conclude that 48 gallons is equivalent to 6.416666666664 cubic feet:

48 gallons = 6.416666666664 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 0.15584415584422 × 48 gallons.

Another way is saying that 48 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15584415584422 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

48 gal ≅ 6.417 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point one five six times forty-eight 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)
49 gallons 6.55 cubic feet
50 gallons 6.684 cubic feet
51 gallons 6.818 cubic feet
52 gallons 6.951 cubic feet
53 gallons 7.085 cubic feet
54 gallons 7.219 cubic feet
55 gallons 7.352 cubic feet
56 gallons 7.486 cubic feet
57 gallons 7.62 cubic feet
58 gallons 7.753 cubic feet