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 142 gallons into cups we have to multiply 142 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

142 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 142 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 2272 cup

The final result is:

142 gal → 2272 cup

We conclude that 142 gallons is equivalent to 2272 cups:

142 gallons = 2272 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00044014084507042 × 142 gallons.

Another way is saying that 142 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00044014084507042 cups.

Approximate result

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

142 gal ≅ 2272 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one hundred forty-two 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