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 5497 gallons into cups we have to multiply 5497 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

5497 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5497 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 87952 cup

The final result is:

5497 gal → 87952 cup

We conclude that 5497 gallons is equivalent to 87952 cups:

5497 gallons = 87952 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.1369838093506E-5 × 5497 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5497 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1369838093506E-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 ninety-seven gallons is approximately eighty-seven thousand nine hundred fifty-two cups:

5497 gal ≅ 87952 cup

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