Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to cups is 4.2267528198649, which means that 1 liter is equal to 4.2267528198649 cups:

1 L = 4.2267528198649 cup

To convert 8.7 liters into cups we have to multiply 8.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 4.2267528198649 cup

8.7 L → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 8.7 L × 4.2267528198649 cup

V_(cup) = 36.772749532825 cup

The final result is:

8.7 L → 36.772749532825 cup

We conclude that 8.7 liters is equivalent to 36.772749532825 cups:

8.7 liters = 36.772749532825 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.027194050287356 × 8.7 liters.

Another way is saying that 8.7 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.027194050287356 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point seven liters is approximately thirty-six point seven seven three cups:

8.7 L ≅ 36.773 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero two seven times eight point seven liters.

Conversion table

liters to cups chart

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