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 987 cups into gallons we have to multiply 987 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

987 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 987 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 61.6875 gal

The final result is:

987 cup → 61.6875 gal

We conclude that 987 cups is equivalent to 61.6875 gallons:

987 cups = 61.6875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.016210739614995 × 987 cups.

Another way is saying that 987 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016210739614995 gallons.

Approximate result

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

987 cup ≅ 61.688 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one six times nine 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