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 551 gallons into cups we have to multiply 551 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

551 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 551 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8816 cup

The final result is:

551 gal → 8816 cup

We conclude that 551 gallons is equivalent to 8816 cups:

551 gallons = 8816 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00011343012704174 × 551 gallons.

Another way is saying that 551 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011343012704174 cups.

Approximate result

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

551 gal ≅ 8816 cup

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