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 462 gallons into cups we have to multiply 462 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

462 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 462 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7392 cup

The final result is:

462 gal → 7392 cup

We conclude that 462 gallons is equivalent to 7392 cups:

462 gallons = 7392 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00013528138528139 × 462 gallons.

Another way is saying that 462 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013528138528139 cups.

Approximate result

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

462 gal ≅ 7392 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times four hundred sixty-two 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