Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to cups is 119.68831168836, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 119.68831168836 cups:

1 ft3 = 119.68831168836 cup

To convert 42.1 cubic feet into cups we have to multiply 42.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 119.68831168836 cup

42.1 ft3 → V_(cup)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:

V_(cup) = 42.1 ft3 × 119.68831168836 cup

V_(cup) = 5038.87792208 cup

The final result is:

42.1 ft3 → 5038.87792208 cup

We conclude that 42.1 cubic feet is equivalent to 5038.87792208 cups:

42.1 cubic feet = 5038.87792208 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00019845688176292 × 42.1 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 42.1 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019845688176292 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two point one cubic feet is approximately five thousand thirty-eight point eight seven eight cups:

42.1 ft3 ≅ 5038.878 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times forty-two point one cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to cups chart

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