Convert cubic yard to cup (US)
cubic yard
Definition: A cubic yard (symbol: yd3) is an imperial and United States Customary unit of volume defined as the volume of a cube with measurements 1 yd × 1 yd × 1 yd. It is equal to 27 cubic feet, 0.7645549 cubic meters, and 764.5549 liters.
History/origin: The cubic yard is based on the international yard, which was adopted in the 1950s and 1960s, and is equal to 0.9144 meters.
Current use: The cubic yard is used to some degree in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. All of these countries also use metric or SI (International System of Units) measurements for volume such as liters, milliliters, and cubic meters.
cup (US)
Definition: A cup is a unit of volume in the imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The metric cup is defined as 250 milliliters. One United States customary cup is equal to 236.5882365 milliliters as well as 1/16 U.S. customary gallons, 8 U.S. customary fluid ounces, 16 U.S. customary tablespoons, or 48 U.S. customary teaspoons.
Current use: The cup is typically used in cooking to measure liquids and bulk foods, often within the context of serving sizes. Actual drinking cups can vary significantly in terms of size and are generally not a good representation of this unit. Standardized measuring cups are used instead.
cubic yard to cup (US) Conversion Table
| cubic yard [yd^3] | cup (US) [cup (US)] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 cubic yard | 32.32 cup (US) |
| 0.10 cubic yard | 323.16 cup (US) |
| 1 cubic yard | 3232 cup (US) |
| 2 cubic yard | 6463 cup (US) |
| 3 cubic yard | 9695 cup (US) |
| 5 cubic yard | 16158 cup (US) |
| 10 cubic yard | 32316 cup (US) |
| 20 cubic yard | 64632 cup (US) |
| 50 cubic yard | 161579 cup (US) |
| 100 cubic yard | 323158 cup (US) |
| 1000 cubic yard | 3231585 cup (US) |
How to Convert cubic yard to cup (US)
1 cubic yard = 3232 cup (US)
1 cup (US) = 0.000309 cubic yard
Example
Convert 15 cubic yard to cup (US):
15 cubic yard = 15 × 3232 cup (US) = 48474 cup (US)
