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 280 gallons into cups we have to multiply 280 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

280 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 280 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4480 cup

The final result is:

280 gal → 4480 cup

We conclude that 280 gallons is equivalent to 4480 cups:

280 gallons = 4480 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00022321428571429 × 280 gallons.

Another way is saying that 280 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00022321428571429 cups.

Approximate result

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

280 gal ≅ 4480 cup

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