Convert Cup (US) to Cubic Yard
Please provide values below to convert cup (US) to cubic yard [yd^3], or vice versa.
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) | Cubic Yard [yd^3] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 cup (US) | 3.0944573045267E-6 yd^3 |
| 0.1 cup (US) | 3.09446E-5 yd^3 |
| 1 cup (US) | 0.0003094457 yd^3 |
| 2 cup (US) | 0.0006188915 yd^3 |
| 3 cup (US) | 0.0009283372 yd^3 |
| 5 cup (US) | 0.0015472287 yd^3 |
| 10 cup (US) | 0.0030944573 yd^3 |
| 20 cup (US) | 0.0061889146 yd^3 |
| 50 cup (US) | 0.0154722865 yd^3 |
| 100 cup (US) | 0.030944573 yd^3 |
| 1000 cup (US) | 0.3094457305 yd^3 |
How to Convert Cup (US) to Cubic Yard
1 cup (US) = 0.0003094457 yd^3
1 yd^3 = 3231.5844155844 cup (US)
Example: convert 15 cup (US) to yd^3:
15 cup (US) = 15 × 0.0003094457 yd^3 = 0.004641686 yd^3