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 197 cups into gallons we have to multiply 197 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

197 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 197 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 12.3125 gal

The final result is:

197 cup → 12.3125 gal

We conclude that 197 cups is equivalent to 12.3125 gallons:

197 cups = 12.3125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.081218274111675 × 197 cups.

Another way is saying that 197 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.081218274111675 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred ninety-seven cups is approximately twelve point three one three gallons:

197 cup ≅ 12.313 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero eight one times one 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