8 cups to gallons: A Simple Conversion Guide
Conversion of cups to gallons:
– A U.S. cup is equivalent to 1/16th of a U.S. gallon
– A U.S. gallon is defined as 128 U.S. fluid ounces or about 3.785 liters
– The U.S. gallon should not be mistaken for the imperial gallon used in the United Kingdom
Instructions on converting 8 cups to gallons:
– The conversion factor is 0.0625
– Multiplying 8 cups by 0.0625 gives an equivalent of 0.5 gallons
Common conversions from 8.x cups to gallons:
– Range from 0.506 to 0.556 gallons
Definition of a gallon:
– A volume unit in the imperial and United States Customary measurement systems
– 1 US fluid gallon is equal to 16 US cups
Definition of a cup:
– A volume unit in the Metric and United States Customary measurement systems
– 1 cup is equal to 1/16 gallon
Symbols for gallon and cup:
– Gallon: “gal”
– Cup: “c”