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 479 gallons into cups we have to multiply 479 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

479 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 479 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7664 cup

The final result is:

479 gal → 7664 cup

We conclude that 479 gallons is equivalent to 7664 cups:

479 gallons = 7664 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00013048016701461 × 479 gallons.

Another way is saying that 479 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013048016701461 cups.

Approximate result

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

479 gal ≅ 7664 cup

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