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 511 gallons into cups we have to multiply 511 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

511 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 511 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8176 cup

The final result is:

511 gal → 8176 cup

We conclude that 511 gallons is equivalent to 8176 cups:

511 gallons = 8176 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012230919765166 × 511 gallons.

Another way is saying that 511 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012230919765166 cups.

Approximate result

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

511 gal ≅ 8176 cup

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