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 8.7 cups into cubic feet we have to multiply 8.7 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

8.7 cup → V_(ft3)

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

V_(ft3) = 8.7 cup × 0.0083550347222188 ft3

V_(ft3) = 0.072688802083303 ft3

The final result is:

8.7 cup → 0.072688802083303 ft3

We conclude that 8.7 cups is equivalent to 0.072688802083303 cubic feet:

8.7 cups = 0.072688802083303 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 13.757277205559 × 8.7 cups.

Another way is saying that 8.7 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 13.757277205559 cubic feet.

Approximate result

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

8.7 cup ≅ 0.073 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately thirteen point seven five seven times eight point seven 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