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 276 cups into gallons we have to multiply 276 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

276 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 276 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 17.25 gal

The final result is:

276 cup → 17.25 gal

We conclude that 276 cups is equivalent to 17.25 gallons:

276 cups = 17.25 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.057971014492754 × 276 cups.

Another way is saying that 276 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.057971014492754 gallons.

Approximate result

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

276 cup ≅ 17.25 gal

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