Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to cups is 119.68831168836, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 119.68831168836 cups:

1 ft3 = 119.68831168836 cup

To convert 8.7 cubic feet into cups we have to multiply 8.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 119.68831168836 cup

8.7 ft3 → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 8.7 ft3 × 119.68831168836 cup

V_(cup) = 1041.2883116887 cup

The final result is:

8.7 ft3 → 1041.2883116887 cup

We conclude that 8.7 cubic feet is equivalent to 1041.2883116887 cups:

8.7 cubic feet = 1041.2883116887 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00096034881864584 × 8.7 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 8.7 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00096034881864584 cups.

Approximate result

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

8.7 ft3 ≅ 1041.288 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight point seven cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to cups chart

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