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 478 gallons into cups we have to multiply 478 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

478 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 478 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7648 cup

The final result is:

478 gal → 7648 cup

We conclude that 478 gallons is equivalent to 7648 cups:

478 gallons = 7648 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00013075313807531 × 478 gallons.

Another way is saying that 478 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013075313807531 cups.

Approximate result

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

478 gal ≅ 7648 cup

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