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 264 cups into gallons we have to multiply 264 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

264 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 264 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 16.5 gal

The final result is:

264 cup → 16.5 gal

We conclude that 264 cups is equivalent to 16.5 gallons:

264 cups = 16.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.060606060606061 × 264 cups.

Another way is saying that 264 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.060606060606061 gallons.

Approximate result

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

264 cup ≅ 16.5 gal

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