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 72 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 72 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

72 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 72 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 9.624999999996 ft3

The final result is:

72 gal → 9.624999999996 ft3

We conclude that 72 gallons is equivalent to 9.624999999996 cubic feet:

72 gallons = 9.624999999996 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 0.10389610389615 × 72 gallons.

Another way is saying that 72 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10389610389615 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

72 gal ≅ 9.625 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point one zero four times seventy-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