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 1242 cups into gallons we have to multiply 1242 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

1242 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1242 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 77.625 gal

The final result is:

1242 cup → 77.625 gal

We conclude that 1242 cups is equivalent to 77.625 gallons:

1242 cups = 77.625 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.012882447665056 × 1242 cups.

Another way is saying that 1242 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012882447665056 gallons.

Approximate result

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

1242 cup ≅ 77.625 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one three times one thousand two hundred forty-two 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