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 505 gallons into cups we have to multiply 505 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

505 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 505 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8080 cup

The final result is:

505 gal → 8080 cup

We conclude that 505 gallons is equivalent to 8080 cups:

505 gallons = 8080 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012376237623762 × 505 gallons.

Another way is saying that 505 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012376237623762 cups.

Approximate result

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

505 gal ≅ 8080 cup

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