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 8700 gallons into cups we have to multiply 8700 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

8700 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 8700 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 139200 cup

The final result is:

8700 gal → 139200 cup

We conclude that 8700 gallons is equivalent to 139200 cups:

8700 gallons = 139200 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 7.183908045977E-6 × 8700 gallons.

Another way is saying that 8700 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 7.183908045977E-6 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand seven hundred gallons is approximately one hundred thirty-nine thousand two hundred cups:

8700 gal ≅ 139200 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred 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