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 118 gallons into cups we have to multiply 118 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

118 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 118 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 1888 cup

The final result is:

118 gal → 1888 cup

We conclude that 118 gallons is equivalent to 1888 cups:

118 gallons = 1888 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00052966101694915 × 118 gallons.

Another way is saying that 118 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00052966101694915 cups.

Approximate result

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

118 gal ≅ 1888 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times one hundred eighteen 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