Unit Converter
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 72 gallons into cups we have to multiply 72 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
72 gal → V(cup)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:
V(cup) = 72 gal × 16 cup
V(cup) = 1152 cup
The final result is:
72 gal → 1152 cup
We conclude that 72 gallons is equivalent to 1152 cups:
72 gallons = 1152 cups
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00086805555555556 × 72 gallons.
Another way is saying that 72 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00086805555555556 cups.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two gallons is approximately one thousand one hundred fifty-two cups:
72 gal ≅ 1152 cup
An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times seventy-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
gallons (gal) | cups (cup) |
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73 gallons | 1168 cups |
74 gallons | 1184 cups |
75 gallons | 1200 cups |
76 gallons | 1216 cups |
77 gallons | 1232 cups |
78 gallons | 1248 cups |
79 gallons | 1264 cups |
80 gallons | 1280 cups |
81 gallons | 1296 cups |
82 gallons | 1312 cups |