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 31 gallons into cups we have to multiply 31 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

31 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 31 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 496 cup

The final result is:

31 gal → 496 cup

We conclude that 31 gallons is equivalent to 496 cups:

31 gallons = 496 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0020161290322581 × 31 gallons.

Another way is saying that 31 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020161290322581 cups.

Approximate result

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

31 gal ≅ 496 cup

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