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 231 gallons into cups we have to multiply 231 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

231 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 231 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 3696 cup

The final result is:

231 gal → 3696 cup

We conclude that 231 gallons is equivalent to 3696 cups:

231 gallons = 3696 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00027056277056277 × 231 gallons.

Another way is saying that 231 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00027056277056277 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred thirty-one gallons is approximately three thousand six hundred ninety-six cups:

231 gal ≅ 3696 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times two hundred thirty-one 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