What is 87fl oz in Cups?

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What is 87 Imperial Fluid Ounces (87fl oz) in Cups (cup)?

What is 87fl oz in cup? Convert 87 Imperial Fluid Ounces (87fl oz) to Cups (cup) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter Imperial Fluid Ounces to convert to Cups


Quick Reference for Converting Imperial Fluid Ounces to Cups

Formula
cup = fl oz / 8.33
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Cups, divide the number of Imperial Fluid Ounces by 8.3
Imperial Fluid Ounces (fl oz) in 1 Cup
There are 8.33 Imperial Fluid Ounces in 1 Cup
Cups (cup) in 1 Ounce
There are 0.12 Cups in 1 Ounce

Unit Information

Ounce
/ˈfluːɪd aʊns/
Symbol: fl oz
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Ounce?

The imperial fluid ounce is a unit of volume from the imperial unit system and uses the symbol fl oz.

1 imperial fluid ounce is equal to 28.41306 ml. It is also equivalent to 0.9607599 US fl oz.

The imperial gallon was defined in Britain by Parliament in 1824 and established as ten pounds of water at a normal temperature. This was split into 4 quarts, each quart into 2 pints, each pint into 4 gills and each gill into 5 ounces.

Therefore; 1 imperial fluid ounce is equal to 1/20 imperial pint, 1/40 imperial quart and 1/160 imperial gallon.

Cup
/kʌp/
Symbol: cup
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Cup?

The cup is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system with the symbol cup.

It is equal to 1/2 US customary pint, 1/4 US customary quart and 1/16 US customary gallon. it is also equal to 236.5882365 millilitres.

Used primarily for cooking - the cup was adopted and established as a recognised unit of measure as it could be used by almost anyone in any kitchen. Due to the slight variants in design and size, it is rarely used as an accurate measure for important or critical materials, however it does represent a specific amount and can be used across many recipes to indicate what is needed.


Conversion Tables for Imperial Fluid Ounces (fl oz) to Cups (cup)