How big is . 5 cubic feet?

Answer 1

The equation to find the area of a cube is L^3, where L is the length of a side and it is raised to the third power to account for the Y dimension (2-dimensional) and Z dimension (3-dimensional).

Thus, 5 raised to the third power is 125 cubic feet.

Answer 2

It's a region of space with a volume of precisely 864 cubic inches.

If you want to make a box with a volume of 0.5 cubic foot, and make it a cube ... with

length, width, and height all the same size ... then make each edge 9.525 inches. (rounded)