Convert cup (US) to cubic yard
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
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) to cubic yard Conversion Table
| cup (US) [cup (US)] | cubic yard [yd^3] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 cup (US) | 0.000003 cubic yard |
| 0.10 cup (US) | 0.000031 cubic yard |
| 1 cup (US) | 0.000309 cubic yard |
| 2 cup (US) | 0.000619 cubic yard |
| 3 cup (US) | 0.000928 cubic yard |
| 5 cup (US) | 0.001547 cubic yard |
| 10 cup (US) | 0.003094 cubic yard |
| 20 cup (US) | 0.006189 cubic yard |
| 50 cup (US) | 0.0155 cubic yard |
| 100 cup (US) | 0.0309 cubic yard |
| 1000 cup (US) | 0.3094 cubic yard |
How to Convert cup (US) to cubic yard
1 cup (US) = 0.000309 cubic yard
1 cubic yard = 3232 cup (US)
Example
Convert 15 cup (US) to cubic yard:
15 cup (US) = 15 × 0.000309 cubic yard = 0.004642 cubic yard
