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 242 cups into gallons we have to multiply 242 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

242 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 242 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 15.125 gal

The final result is:

242 cup → 15.125 gal

We conclude that 242 cups is equivalent to 15.125 gallons:

242 cups = 15.125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.066115702479339 × 242 cups.

Another way is saying that 242 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.066115702479339 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty-two cups is approximately fifteen point one two five gallons:

242 cup ≅ 15.125 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero six six times two hundred forty-two 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