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 542 gallons into cups we have to multiply 542 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

542 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 542 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8672 cup

The final result is:

542 gal → 8672 cup

We conclude that 542 gallons is equivalent to 8672 cups:

542 gallons = 8672 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00011531365313653 × 542 gallons.

Another way is saying that 542 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011531365313653 cups.

Approximate result

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

542 gal ≅ 8672 cup

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