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 243 gallons into cups we have to multiply 243 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

243 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 243 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 3888 cup

The final result is:

243 gal → 3888 cup

We conclude that 243 gallons is equivalent to 3888 cups:

243 gallons = 3888 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00025720164609054 × 243 gallons.

Another way is saying that 243 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00025720164609054 cups.

Approximate result

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

243 gal ≅ 3888 cup

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