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 54.5 gallons into cups we have to multiply 54.5 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

54.5 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 54.5 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 872 cup

The final result is:

54.5 gal → 872 cup

We conclude that 54.5 gallons is equivalent to 872 cups:

54.5 gallons = 872 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0011467889908257 × 54.5 gallons.

Another way is saying that 54.5 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011467889908257 cups.

Approximate result

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

54.5 gal ≅ 872 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times fifty-four point 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