Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 462.5 cups into gallons we have to multiply 462.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

462.5 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 462.5 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 28.90625 gal

The final result is:

462.5 cup → 28.90625 gal

We conclude that 462.5 cups is equivalent to 28.90625 gallons:

462.5 cups = 28.90625 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.034594594594595 × 462.5 cups.

Another way is saying that 462.5 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.034594594594595 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred sixty-two point five cups is approximately twenty-eight point nine zero six gallons:

462.5 cup ≅ 28.906 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero three five times four hundred sixty-two point five cups.

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

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