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 1170 gallons into cups we have to multiply 1170 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

1170 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1170 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 18720 cup

The final result is:

1170 gal → 18720 cup

We conclude that 1170 gallons is equivalent to 18720 cups:

1170 gallons = 18720 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 5.3418803418803E-5 × 1170 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1170 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 5.3418803418803E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand one hundred seventy gallons is approximately eighteen thousand seven hundred twenty cups:

1170 gal ≅ 18720 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one thousand one hundred seventy 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