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 496 gallons into cups we have to multiply 496 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

496 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 496 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 7936 cup

The final result is:

496 gal → 7936 cup

We conclude that 496 gallons is equivalent to 7936 cups:

496 gallons = 7936 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012600806451613 × 496 gallons.

Another way is saying that 496 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012600806451613 cups.

Approximate result

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

496 gal ≅ 7936 cup

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