Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 487.7 cups into gallons we have to multiply 487.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

487.7 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 487.7 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 30.48125 gal

The final result is:

487.7 cup → 30.48125 gal

We conclude that 487.7 cups is equivalent to 30.48125 gallons:

487.7 cups = 30.48125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.032807053516506 × 487.7 cups.

Another way is saying that 487.7 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.032807053516506 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-seven point seven cups is approximately thirty point four eight one gallons:

487.7 cup ≅ 30.481 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero three three times four hundred eighty-seven point seven cups.

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to gallons