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 1987 gallons into cups we have to multiply 1987 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

1987 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1987 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 31792 cup

The final result is:

1987 gal → 31792 cup

We conclude that 1987 gallons is equivalent to 31792 cups:

1987 gallons = 31792 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 3.1454453950679E-5 × 1987 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1987 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 3.1454453950679E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

1987 gal ≅ 31792 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times one thousand nine hundred eighty-seven 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