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 285 cups into gallons we have to multiply 285 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

285 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 285 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 17.8125 gal

The final result is:

285 cup → 17.8125 gal

We conclude that 285 cups is equivalent to 17.8125 gallons:

285 cups = 17.8125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.056140350877193 × 285 cups.

Another way is saying that 285 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.056140350877193 gallons.

Approximate result

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

285 cup ≅ 17.813 gal

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