Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cubic feet is 0.035314666572208, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.035314666572208 cubic feet:

1 L = 0.035314666572208 ft3

To convert 489.5 liters into cubic feet we have to multiply 489.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cubic feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.035314666572208 ft3

489.5 L → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 489.5 L × 0.035314666572208 ft3

V_(ft3) = 17.286529287096 ft3

The final result is:

489.5 L → 17.286529287096 ft3

We conclude that 489.5 liters is equivalent to 17.286529287096 cubic feet:

489.5 liters = 17.286529287096 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 0.057848512179162 × 489.5 liters.

Another way is saying that 489.5 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.057848512179162 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

489.5 L ≅ 17.287 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero five eight times four hundred eighty-nine point five liters.

Conversion table

liters to cubic feet chart

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