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 686 cups into gallons we have to multiply 686 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

686 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 686 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 42.875 gal

The final result is:

686 cup → 42.875 gal

We conclude that 686 cups is equivalent to 42.875 gallons:

686 cups = 42.875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.02332361516035 × 686 cups.

Another way is saying that 686 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02332361516035 gallons.

Approximate result

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

686 cup ≅ 42.875 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two three times six hundred eighty-six 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