Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:
1 cup = 0.0625 gal
To convert 240 cups into gallons we have to multiply 240 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cup → 0.0625 gal
240 cup → V(gal)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:
V(gal) = 240 cup × 0.0625 gal
V(gal) = 15 gal
The final result is:
240 cup → 15 gal
We conclude that 240 cups is equivalent to 15 gallons:
240 cups = 15 gallons
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.066666666666667 × 240 cups.
Another way is saying that 240 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.066666666666667 gallons.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty cups is approximately fifteen gallons:
240 cup ≅ 15 gal
An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero six seven times two hundred forty cups.
Conversion table
cups to gallons chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to gallons
cups (cup) | gallons (gal) |
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241 cups | 15.063 gallons |
242 cups | 15.125 gallons |
243 cups | 15.188 gallons |
244 cups | 15.25 gallons |
245 cups | 15.313 gallons |
246 cups | 15.375 gallons |
247 cups | 15.438 gallons |
248 cups | 15.5 gallons |
249 cups | 15.563 gallons |
250 cups | 15.625 gallons |