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 1297 cups into gallons we have to multiply 1297 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

1297 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1297 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 81.0625 gal

The final result is:

1297 cup → 81.0625 gal

We conclude that 1297 cups is equivalent to 81.0625 gallons:

1297 cups = 81.0625 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.012336160370085 × 1297 cups.

Another way is saying that 1297 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012336160370085 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 ninety-seven cups is approximately eighty-one point zero six three gallons:

1297 cup ≅ 81.063 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one two times one thousand two hundred ninety-seven 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