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 494 cubic feet into cubic meters we have to multiply 494 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

494 ft3 → V_(m3)

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

V_(m3) = 494 ft3 × 0.0283168467117 m3

V_(m3) = 13.98852227558 m3

The final result is:

494 ft3 → 13.98852227558 m3

We conclude that 494 cubic feet is equivalent to 13.98852227558 cubic meters:

494 cubic feet = 13.98852227558 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 0.071487179295967 × 494 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 494 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.071487179295967 cubic meters.

Approximate result

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

494 ft3 ≅ 13.989 m3

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