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 4.2 cups into cubic feet we have to multiply 4.2 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

4.2 cup → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 4.2 cup × 0.0083550347222188 ft3

V_(ft3) = 0.035091145833319 ft3

The final result is:

4.2 cup → 0.035091145833319 ft3

We conclude that 4.2 cups is equivalent to 0.035091145833319 cubic feet:

4.2 cups = 0.035091145833319 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 28.497217068657 × 4.2 cups.

Another way is saying that 4.2 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 28.497217068657 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

4.2 cup ≅ 0.035 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately twenty-eight point four nine seven times four point 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