Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 1040 cups into gallons we have to multiply 1040 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

1040 cup → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 1040 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 65 gal

The final result is:

1040 cup → 65 gal

We conclude that 1040 cups is equivalent to 65 gallons:

1040 cups = 65 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.015384615384615 × 1040 cups.

Another way is saying that 1040 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.015384615384615 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty cups is approximately sixty-five gallons:

1040 cup ≅ 65 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one five times one thousand forty cups.

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to gallons