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 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 5 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 ft3 → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 37.402597402613 gal

The final result is:

5 ft3 → 37.402597402613 gal

We conclude that 5 cubic feet is equivalent to 37.402597402613 gallons:

5 cubic feet = 37.402597402613 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0267361111111 × 5 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 5 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0267361111111 gallons.

Approximate result

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

5 ft3 ≅ 37.403 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two seven times five 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