1 cup = 240 mL = 0.24 L = 0.06340132245 gal = 8.115373561 fl oz
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1 cup = 240 mL
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Liquid and dry “cup” measures trip people up because US and metric labels don’t mean the same thing at every border. This page keeps the math in one place so you can scale recipes or compare container sizes without a notebook.
The liter is tied to the meter cubed in SI, while US customary volume measures (gallon, cup) grew from older wine and grain gallons—hence the stubborn gap between “a gallon” and four liters.
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Short version: To convert US Gallons to Liters, multiply by 3.785.
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No, a UK (Imperial) gallon is about 20% larger than a US gallon.
There are 4 US cups in 1 US quart.
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