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 470 gallons into cups we have to multiply 470 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

470 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 470 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7520 cup

The final result is:

470 gal → 7520 cup

We conclude that 470 gallons is equivalent to 7520 cups:

470 gallons = 7520 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00013297872340426 × 470 gallons.

Another way is saying that 470 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013297872340426 cups.

Approximate result

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

470 gal ≅ 7520 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times four hundred seventy 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