Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to cubic meters is 0.0283168467117, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.0283168467117 cubic meters:

1 ft3 = 0.0283168467117 m3

To convert 279 cubic feet into cubic meters we have to multiply 279 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 0.0283168467117 m3

279 ft3 → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 279 ft3 × 0.0283168467117 m3

V_(m3) = 7.9004002325643 m3

The final result is:

279 ft3 → 7.9004002325643 m3

We conclude that 279 cubic feet is equivalent to 7.9004002325643 cubic meters:

279 cubic feet = 7.9004002325643 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 0.12657586585021 × 279 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 279 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12657586585021 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

279 ft3 ≅ 7.9 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point one two seven times two hundred seventy-nine cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to cubic meters chart

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