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 5542 gallons into cups we have to multiply 5542 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

5542 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5542 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 88672 cup

The final result is:

5542 gal → 88672 cup

We conclude that 5542 gallons is equivalent to 88672 cups:

5542 gallons = 88672 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.1277517141826E-5 × 5542 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5542 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1277517141826E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

5542 gal ≅ 88672 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five thousand 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