Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 887 cups into gallons we have to multiply 887 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

887 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 887 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 55.4375 gal

The final result is:

887 cup → 55.4375 gal

We conclude that 887 cups is equivalent to 55.4375 gallons:

887 cups = 55.4375 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.01803833145434 × 887 cups.

Another way is saying that 887 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01803833145434 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred eighty-seven cups is approximately fifty-five point four three eight gallons:

887 cup ≅ 55.438 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one eight times eight hundred eighty-seven cups.

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

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