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 5550 gallons into cups we have to multiply 5550 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

5550 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5550 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 88800 cup

The final result is:

5550 gal → 88800 cup

We conclude that 5550 gallons is equivalent to 88800 cups:

5550 gallons = 88800 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 1.1261261261261E-5 × 5550 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5550 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1261261261261E-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 fifty gallons is approximately eighty-eight thousand eight hundred cups:

5550 gal ≅ 88800 cup

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