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 985 gallons into cups we have to multiply 985 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

985 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 985 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 15760 cup

The final result is:

985 gal → 15760 cup

We conclude that 985 gallons is equivalent to 15760 cups:

985 gallons = 15760 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 6.3451776649746E-5 × 985 gallons.

Another way is saying that 985 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.3451776649746E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred eighty-five gallons is approximately fifteen thousand seven hundred sixty cups:

985 gal ≅ 15760 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times nine hundred eighty-five 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