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 487 gallons into cups we have to multiply 487 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

487 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 487 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7792 cup

The final result is:

487 gal → 7792 cup

We conclude that 487 gallons is equivalent to 7792 cups:

487 gallons = 7792 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012833675564682 × 487 gallons.

Another way is saying that 487 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012833675564682 cups.

Approximate result

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

487 gal ≅ 7792 cup

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