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 487 cubic feet into cubic meters we have to multiply 487 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

487 ft3 → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 487 ft3 × 0.0283168467117 m3

V_(m3) = 13.790304348598 m3

The final result is:

487 ft3 → 13.790304348598 m3

We conclude that 487 cubic feet is equivalent to 13.790304348598 cubic meters:

487 cubic feet = 13.790304348598 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 0.07251471575402 × 487 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 487 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.07251471575402 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-seven cubic feet is approximately thirteen point seven nine cubic meters:

487 ft3 ≅ 13.79 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately zero point zero seven three times four hundred eighty-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