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 179 gallons into cups we have to multiply 179 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

179 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 179 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 2864 cup

The final result is:

179 gal → 2864 cup

We conclude that 179 gallons is equivalent to 2864 cups:

179 gallons = 2864 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00034916201117318 × 179 gallons.

Another way is saying that 179 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00034916201117318 cups.

Approximate result

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

179 gal ≅ 2864 cup

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