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 8942 gallons into cups we have to multiply 8942 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

8942 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 8942 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 143072 cup

The final result is:

8942 gal → 143072 cup

We conclude that 8942 gallons is equivalent to 143072 cups:

8942 gallons = 143072 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 6.9894878103333E-6 × 8942 gallons.

Another way is saying that 8942 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.9894878103333E-6 cups.

Approximate result

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

8942 gal ≅ 143072 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times eight thousand nine hundred forty-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