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 288 gallons into cups we have to multiply 288 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

288 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 288 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4608 cup

The final result is:

288 gal → 4608 cup

We conclude that 288 gallons is equivalent to 4608 cups:

288 gallons = 4608 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00021701388888889 × 288 gallons.

Another way is saying that 288 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00021701388888889 cups.

Approximate result

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

288 gal ≅ 4608 cup

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