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 217 gallons into cups we have to multiply 217 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

217 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 217 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 3472 cup

The final result is:

217 gal → 3472 cup

We conclude that 217 gallons is equivalent to 3472 cups:

217 gallons = 3472 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00028801843317972 × 217 gallons.

Another way is saying that 217 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00028801843317972 cups.

Approximate result

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

217 gal ≅ 3472 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times two hundred seventeen 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