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 472 gallons into cups we have to multiply 472 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

472 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 472 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7552 cup

The final result is:

472 gal → 7552 cup

We conclude that 472 gallons is equivalent to 7552 cups:

472 gallons = 7552 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00013241525423729 × 472 gallons.

Another way is saying that 472 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013241525423729 cups.

Approximate result

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

472 gal ≅ 7552 cup

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