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 316 gallons into cups we have to multiply 316 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

316 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 316 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 5056 cup

The final result is:

316 gal → 5056 cup

We conclude that 316 gallons is equivalent to 5056 cups:

316 gallons = 5056 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00019778481012658 × 316 gallons.

Another way is saying that 316 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019778481012658 cups.

Approximate result

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

316 gal ≅ 5056 cup

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