Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to gallons is 7.4805194805226, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 7.4805194805226 gallons:

1 ft3 = 7.4805194805226 gal

To convert 5.7 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 5.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 7.4805194805226 gal

5.7 ft3 → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 5.7 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 42.638961038979 gal

The final result is:

5.7 ft3 → 42.638961038979 gal

We conclude that 5.7 cubic feet is equivalent to 42.638961038979 gallons:

5.7 cubic feet = 42.638961038979 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.023452729044825 × 5.7 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 5.7 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023452729044825 gallons.

Approximate result

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

5.7 ft3 ≅ 42.639 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two three times five point seven cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cubic feet to gallons