Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from cups to fluid ounces is 8, which means that 1 cup is equal to 8 fluid ounces:
1 cup = 8 fl oz
To convert 1 cup into fluid ounces we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to fluid ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cup → 8 fl oz
1 cup → V(fl oz)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in fluid ounces:
V(fl oz) = 1 cup × 8 fl oz
V(fl oz) = 8 fl oz
The final result is:
1 cup → 8 fl oz
We conclude that 1 cup is equivalent to 8 fluid ounces:
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 fluid ounce is equal to 0.125 × 1 cup.
Another way is saying that 1 cup is equal to 1 ÷ 0.125 fluid ounces.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one cup is approximately eight fluid ounces:
1 cup ≅ 8 fl oz
An alternative is also that one fluid ounce is approximately zero point one two five times one cup.
Conversion table
cups to fluid ounces chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to fluid ounces
cups (cup) | fluid ounces (fl oz) |
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2 cups | 16 fluid ounces |
3 cups | 24 fluid ounces |
4 cups | 32 fluid ounces |
5 cups | 40 fluid ounces |
6 cups | 48 fluid ounces |
7 cups | 56 fluid ounces |
8 cups | 64 fluid ounces |
9 cups | 72 fluid ounces |
10 cups | 80 fluid ounces |
11 cups | 88 fluid ounces |