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 315 gallons into cups we have to multiply 315 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

315 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 315 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 5040 cup

The final result is:

315 gal → 5040 cup

We conclude that 315 gallons is equivalent to 5040 cups:

315 gallons = 5040 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0001984126984127 × 315 gallons.

Another way is saying that 315 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001984126984127 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred fifteen gallons is approximately five thousand forty cups:

315 gal ≅ 5040 cup

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