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 427 gallons into cups we have to multiply 427 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

427 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 427 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 6832 cup

The final result is:

427 gal → 6832 cup

We conclude that 427 gallons is equivalent to 6832 cups:

427 gallons = 6832 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0001463700234192 × 427 gallons.

Another way is saying that 427 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001463700234192 cups.

Approximate result

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

427 gal ≅ 6832 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times four hundred twenty-seven 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