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 312 gallons into cups we have to multiply 312 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

312 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 312 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 4992 cup

The final result is:

312 gal → 4992 cup

We conclude that 312 gallons is equivalent to 4992 cups:

312 gallons = 4992 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00020032051282051 × 312 gallons.

Another way is saying that 312 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020032051282051 cups.

Approximate result

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

312 gal ≅ 4992 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times three hundred twelve 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