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 520 gallons into cups we have to multiply 520 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

520 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 520 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8320 cup

The final result is:

520 gal → 8320 cup

We conclude that 520 gallons is equivalent to 8320 cups:

520 gallons = 8320 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012019230769231 × 520 gallons.

Another way is saying that 520 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012019230769231 cups.

Approximate result

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

520 gal ≅ 8320 cup

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