Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic inches to cups is 0.069264069264221, which means that 1 cubic inch is equal to 0.069264069264221 cups:

1 in3 = 0.069264069264221 cup

To convert 8.5 cubic inches into cups we have to multiply 8.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic inches to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in3 → 0.069264069264221 cup

8.5 in3 → V_(cup)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:

V_(cup) = 8.5 in3 × 0.069264069264221 cup

V_(cup) = 0.58874458874588 cup

The final result is:

8.5 in3 → 0.58874458874588 cup

We conclude that 8.5 cubic inches is equivalent to 0.58874458874588 cups:

8.5 cubic inches = 0.58874458874588 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.698529411761 × 8.5 cubic inches.

Another way is saying that 8.5 cubic inches is equal to 1 ÷ 1.698529411761 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point five cubic inches is approximately zero point five eight nine cups:

8.5 in3 ≅ 0.589 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately one point six nine nine times eight point five cubic inches.

Conversion table

cubic inches to cups chart

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