Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cups is 4.2267528198649, which means that 1 liter is equal to 4.2267528198649 cups:

1 L = 4.2267528198649 cup

To convert 42.4 liters into cups we have to multiply 42.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 4.2267528198649 cup

42.4 L → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 42.4 L × 4.2267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 179.21431956227 cup

The final result is:

42.4 L → 179.21431956227 cup

We conclude that 42.4 liters is equivalent to 179.21431956227 cups:

42.4 liters = 179.21431956227 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0055799112617925 × 42.4 liters.

Another way is saying that 42.4 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0055799112617925 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two point four liters is approximately one hundred seventy-nine point two one four cups:

42.4 L ≅ 179.214 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero six times forty-two point four liters.

Conversion table

liters to cups chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from liters to cups