Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:
1 gal = 16 cup
To convert 1 gallon into cups we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 gal → 16 cup
1 gal → V(cup)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:
V(cup) = 1 gal × 16 cup
V(cup) = 16 cup
The final result is:
1 gal → 16 cup
We conclude that 1 gallon is equivalent to 16 cups:
1 gallon = 16 cups
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 × 1 gallon.
Another way is saying that 1 gallon is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0625 cups.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one gallon is approximately sixteen cups:
1 gal ≅ 16 cup
An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero six three times one gallon.
Conversion table
gallons to cups chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from gallons to cups
gallons (gal) | cups (cup) |
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2 gallons | 32 cups |
3 gallons | 48 cups |
4 gallons | 64 cups |
5 gallons | 80 cups |
6 gallons | 96 cups |
7 gallons | 112 cups |
8 gallons | 128 cups |
9 gallons | 144 cups |
10 gallons | 160 cups |
11 gallons | 176 cups |