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 489 gallons into cups we have to multiply 489 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

489 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 489 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7824 cup

The final result is:

489 gal → 7824 cup

We conclude that 489 gallons is equivalent to 7824 cups:

489 gallons = 7824 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0001278118609407 × 489 gallons.

Another way is saying that 489 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001278118609407 cups.

Approximate result

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

489 gal ≅ 7824 cup

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