Conversion formula

The conversion factor from fluid ounces to cups is 0.125, which means that 1 fluid ounce is equal to 0.125 cups:

1 fl oz = 0.125 cup

To convert 42.5 fluid ounces into cups we have to multiply 42.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from fluid ounces to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 fl oz → 0.125 cup

42.5 fl oz → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 42.5 fl oz × 0.125 cup

V_(cup) = 5.3125 cup

The final result is:

42.5 fl oz → 5.3125 cup

We conclude that 42.5 fluid ounces is equivalent to 5.3125 cups:

42.5 fluid ounces = 5.3125 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.18823529411765 × 42.5 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 42.5 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.18823529411765 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two point five fluid ounces is approximately five point three one three cups:

42.5 fl oz ≅ 5.313 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point one eight eight times forty-two point five fluid ounces.

Conversion table

fluid ounces to cups chart

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