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 48.7 cups into cubic feet we have to multiply 48.7 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

48.7 cup → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 48.7 cup × 0.0083550347222188 ft3

V_(ft3) = 0.40689019097205 ft3

The final result is:

48.7 cup → 0.40689019097205 ft3

We conclude that 48.7 cups is equivalent to 0.40689019097205 cubic feet:

48.7 cups = 0.40689019097205 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 2.4576655377487 × 48.7 cups.

Another way is saying that 48.7 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 2.4576655377487 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

48.7 cup ≅ 0.407 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately two point four five eight times forty-eight point seven 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