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 cups into cubic feet we have to multiply 48 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 cup → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 48 cup × 0.0083550347222188 ft3

V_(ft3) = 0.4010416666665 ft3

The final result is:

48 cup → 0.4010416666665 ft3

We conclude that 48 cups is equivalent to 0.4010416666665 cubic feet:

48 cups = 0.4010416666665 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 2.4935064935075 × 48 cups.

Another way is saying that 48 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 2.4935064935075 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

48 cup ≅ 0.401 ft3

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