Unit Converter
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) |
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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 |