Well, since it was not specified on the type of sugar....
10 cups granulated sugar = 5 pounds
17 1/2 cups confectioners sugar = 5 pounds
12 1/2 cups brown sugar = 5 pounds
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There are about 10 to 11 cups of sugar in a 5 pound bag of sugar depending on the amount of sugar lost in leakage(which all bags of sugar seem to have) You can't be completely certaian.
A reasonable estimate would be about 9 cups. Cups is a measure of volume. Pounds is a measure of weight and mass. You can not directly convert the two.
In a 5 pound bag of sugar there are 80 ounces, 5 X 16=80. There are 8 ounces per cup, so there are 10 cups in 5 pounds of sugar.
There are approximately 40 cups of sugar in a 5-gallon bucket.
there are 20 pinta in 5 cups
Approximately 2/3 cup of sugar is equivalent to 5 oz.
There are 5 cups in 40 oz.