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 8996 gallons into cups we have to multiply 8996 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

8996 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 8996 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 143936 cup

The final result is:

8996 gal → 143936 cup

We conclude that 8996 gallons is equivalent to 143936 cups:

8996 gallons = 143936 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 6.9475322365496E-6 × 8996 gallons.

Another way is saying that 8996 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.9475322365496E-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 ninety-six gallons is approximately one hundred forty-three thousand nine hundred thirty-six cups:

8996 gal ≅ 143936 cup

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