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 5142 cups into cubic feet we have to multiply 5142 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

5142 cup → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 5142 cup × 0.0083550347222188 ft3

V_(ft3) = 42.961588541649 ft3

The final result is:

5142 cup → 42.961588541649 ft3

We conclude that 5142 cups is equivalent to 42.961588541649 cubic feet:

5142 cups = 42.961588541649 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 0.023276606707188 × 5142 cups.

Another way is saying that 5142 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023276606707188 cubic feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand one hundred forty-two cups is approximately forty-two point nine six two cubic feet:

5142 cup ≅ 42.962 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero two three times five thousand one hundred forty-two 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