Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 542 cups into gallons we have to multiply 542 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

542 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 542 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 33.875 gal

The final result is:

542 cup → 33.875 gal

We conclude that 542 cups is equivalent to 33.875 gallons:

542 cups = 33.875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.029520295202952 × 542 cups.

Another way is saying that 542 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.029520295202952 gallons.

Approximate result

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

542 cup ≅ 33.875 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero three times five hundred forty-two cups.

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to gallons