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 9870 gallons into cups we have to multiply 9870 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

9870 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 9870 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 157920 cup

The final result is:

9870 gal → 157920 cup

We conclude that 9870 gallons is equivalent to 157920 cups:

9870 gallons = 157920 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 6.3323201621074E-6 × 9870 gallons.

Another way is saying that 9870 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 6.3323201621074E-6 cups.

Approximate result

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

9870 gal ≅ 157920 cup

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