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 8700 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 8700 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

8700 gal → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 8700 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 1163.0208333329 ft3

The final result is:

8700 gal → 1163.0208333329 ft3

We conclude that 8700 gallons is equivalent to 1163.0208333329 cubic feet:

8700 gallons = 1163.0208333329 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 0.00085982982534742 × 8700 gallons.

Another way is saying that 8700 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00085982982534742 cubic feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand seven hundred gallons is approximately one thousand one hundred sixty-three point zero two one cubic feet:

8700 gal ≅ 1163.021 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight thousand seven hundred 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