Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to cubic feet is 0.0083550347222188, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0083550347222188 cubic feet:

1 cup = 0.0083550347222188 ft3

To convert 172 cups into cubic feet we have to multiply 172 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to cubic feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0083550347222188 ft3

172 cup → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 172 cup × 0.0083550347222188 ft3

V_(ft3) = 1.4370659722216 ft3

The final result is:

172 cup → 1.4370659722216 ft3

We conclude that 172 cups is equivalent to 1.4370659722216 cubic feet:

172 cups = 1.4370659722216 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 0.69586227725791 × 172 cups.

Another way is saying that 172 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.69586227725791 cubic feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-two cups is approximately one point four three seven cubic feet:

172 cup ≅ 1.437 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point six nine six times one hundred seventy-two cups.

Conversion table

cups to cubic feet chart

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