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 1085 gallons into cups we have to multiply 1085 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

1085 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1085 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 17360 cup

The final result is:

1085 gal → 17360 cup

We conclude that 1085 gallons is equivalent to 17360 cups:

1085 gallons = 17360 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 5.7603686635945E-5 × 1085 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1085 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 5.7603686635945E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

1085 gal ≅ 17360 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one thousand eighty-five gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

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