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 502 gallons into cups we have to multiply 502 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

502 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 502 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8032 cup

The final result is:

502 gal → 8032 cup

We conclude that 502 gallons is equivalent to 8032 cups:

502 gallons = 8032 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012450199203187 × 502 gallons.

Another way is saying that 502 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012450199203187 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred two gallons is approximately eight thousand thirty-two cups:

502 gal ≅ 8032 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five hundred two 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