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 5462 gallons into cups we have to multiply 5462 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

5462 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5462 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 87392 cup

The final result is:

5462 gal → 87392 cup

We conclude that 5462 gallons is equivalent to 87392 cups:

5462 gallons = 87392 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.1442694983523E-5 × 5462 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5462 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1442694983523E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

5462 gal ≅ 87392 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five thousand four hundred sixty-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