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 787 gallons into cups we have to multiply 787 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

787 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 787 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 12592 cup

The final result is:

787 gal → 12592 cup

We conclude that 787 gallons is equivalent to 12592 cups:

787 gallons = 12592 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 7.9415501905972E-5 × 787 gallons.

Another way is saying that 787 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 7.9415501905972E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

787 gal ≅ 12592 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times seven hundred eighty-seven 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