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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 3 gallons into cups we have to multiply 3 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

3 gal → V(cup)

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

V(cup) = 3 gal × 16 cup

V(cup) = 48 cup

The final result is:

3 gal → 48 cup

We conclude that 3 gallons is equivalent to 48 cups:

3 gallons = 48 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.020833333333333 × 3 gallons.

Another way is saying that 3 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020833333333333 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three gallons is approximately forty-eight cups:

3 gal ≅ 48 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero two one times three 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

gallons (gal) cups (cup)
4 gallons 64 cups
5 gallons 80 cups
6 gallons 96 cups
7 gallons 112 cups
8 gallons 128 cups
9 gallons 144 cups
10 gallons 160 cups
11 gallons 176 cups
12 gallons 192 cups
13 gallons 208 cups