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 159 gallons into cups we have to multiply 159 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

159 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 159 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 2544 cup

The final result is:

159 gal → 2544 cup

We conclude that 159 gallons is equivalent to 2544 cups:

159 gallons = 2544 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00039308176100629 × 159 gallons.

Another way is saying that 159 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00039308176100629 cups.

Approximate result

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

159 gal ≅ 2544 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one hundred fifty-nine 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