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 506 gallons into cups we have to multiply 506 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

506 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 506 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8096 cup

The final result is:

506 gal → 8096 cup

We conclude that 506 gallons is equivalent to 8096 cups:

506 gallons = 8096 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012351778656126 × 506 gallons.

Another way is saying that 506 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012351778656126 cups.

Approximate result

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

506 gal ≅ 8096 cup

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