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 1988 gallons into cups we have to multiply 1988 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

1988 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 1988 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 31808 cup

The final result is:

1988 gal → 31808 cup

We conclude that 1988 gallons is equivalent to 31808 cups:

1988 gallons = 31808 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 3.1438631790744E-5 × 1988 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1988 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 3.1438631790744E-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-eight gallons is approximately thirty-one thousand eight hundred eight cups:

1988 gal ≅ 31808 cup

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