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 270 gallons into cups we have to multiply 270 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

270 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 270 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4320 cup

The final result is:

270 gal → 4320 cup

We conclude that 270 gallons is equivalent to 4320 cups:

270 gallons = 4320 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00023148148148148 × 270 gallons.

Another way is saying that 270 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023148148148148 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy gallons is approximately four thousand three hundred twenty cups:

270 gal ≅ 4320 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times two hundred seventy 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