If the volume of an object is reported as 5.0 ft3 what is the volume in cubic meters

The problem statement is simply asking us to convert units. We convert from units of ft^3 to units of m^3. To do this, we need a conversion factor. For this case, we use 1 m is equal to 3.28084 ft. We do as follows:

5.0 ft^3 (1 m / 3.28084 ft) ^3 = 0.1416 m^3