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 261 cups into gallons we have to multiply 261 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

261 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 261 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 16.3125 gal

The final result is:

261 cup → 16.3125 gal

We conclude that 261 cups is equivalent to 16.3125 gallons:

261 cups = 16.3125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.061302681992337 × 261 cups.

Another way is saying that 261 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.061302681992337 gallons.

Approximate result

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

261 cup ≅ 16.313 gal

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