Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 642.4 cups into gallons we have to multiply 642.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

642.4 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 642.4 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 40.15 gal

The final result is:

642.4 cup → 40.15 gal

We conclude that 642.4 cups is equivalent to 40.15 gallons:

642.4 cups = 40.15 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.024906600249066 × 642.4 cups.

Another way is saying that 642.4 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.024906600249066 gallons.

Approximate result

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

642.4 cup ≅ 40.15 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two five times six hundred forty-two point four cups.

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to gallons