Conversion formula

The conversion factor from fluid ounces to cups is 0.125, which means that 1 fluid ounce is equal to 0.125 cups:

1 fl oz = 0.125 cup

To convert 6872 fluid ounces into cups we have to multiply 6872 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from fluid ounces to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 fl oz → 0.125 cup

6872 fl oz → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 6872 fl oz × 0.125 cup

V_(cup) = 859 cup

The final result is:

6872 fl oz → 859 cup

We conclude that 6872 fluid ounces is equivalent to 859 cups:

6872 fluid ounces = 859 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0011641443538999 × 6872 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 6872 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011641443538999 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six thousand eight hundred seventy-two fluid ounces is approximately eight hundred fifty-nine cups:

6872 fl oz ≅ 859 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times six thousand eight hundred seventy-two fluid ounces.

Conversion table

fluid ounces to cups chart

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