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 550 gallons into cups we have to multiply 550 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

550 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 550 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8800 cup

The final result is:

550 gal → 8800 cup

We conclude that 550 gallons is equivalent to 8800 cups:

550 gallons = 8800 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00011363636363636 × 550 gallons.

Another way is saying that 550 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011363636363636 cups.

Approximate result

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

550 gal ≅ 8800 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five hundred fifty 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