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 5255 gallons into cups we have to multiply 5255 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

5255 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5255 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 84080 cup

The final result is:

5255 gal → 84080 cup

We conclude that 5255 gallons is equivalent to 84080 cups:

5255 gallons = 84080 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.1893434823977E-5 × 5255 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5255 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1893434823977E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

5255 gal ≅ 84080 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five thousand two hundred fifty-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