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 248 cups into gallons we have to multiply 248 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

248 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 248 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 15.5 gal

The final result is:

248 cup → 15.5 gal

We conclude that 248 cups is equivalent to 15.5 gallons:

248 cups = 15.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.064516129032258 × 248 cups.

Another way is saying that 248 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.064516129032258 gallons.

Approximate result

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

248 cup ≅ 15.5 gal

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