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 521 gallons into cups we have to multiply 521 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

521 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 521 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8336 cup

The final result is:

521 gal → 8336 cup

We conclude that 521 gallons is equivalent to 8336 cups:

521 gallons = 8336 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00011996161228407 × 521 gallons.

Another way is saying that 521 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011996161228407 cups.

Approximate result

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

521 gal ≅ 8336 cup

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