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 1166 cups into gallons we have to multiply 1166 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

1166 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1166 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 72.875 gal

The final result is:

1166 cup → 72.875 gal

We conclude that 1166 cups is equivalent to 72.875 gallons:

1166 cups = 72.875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.013722126929674 × 1166 cups.

Another way is saying that 1166 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013722126929674 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand one hundred sixty-six cups is approximately seventy-two point eight seven five gallons:

1166 cup ≅ 72.875 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one four times one thousand one hundred sixty-six 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