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 42.7 cubic feet into cubic meters we have to multiply 42.7 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

42.7 ft3 → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 42.7 ft3 × 0.0283168467117 m3

V_(m3) = 1.2091293545896 m3

The final result is:

42.7 ft3 → 1.2091293545896 m3

We conclude that 42.7 cubic feet is equivalent to 1.2091293545896 cubic meters:

42.7 cubic feet = 1.2091293545896 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 0.82704137171446 × 42.7 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 42.7 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.82704137171446 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

42.7 ft3 ≅ 1.209 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point eight two seven times forty-two point seven 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