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 388 gallons into cups we have to multiply 388 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

388 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 388 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 6208 cup

The final result is:

388 gal → 6208 cup

We conclude that 388 gallons is equivalent to 6208 cups:

388 gallons = 6208 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0001610824742268 × 388 gallons.

Another way is saying that 388 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001610824742268 cups.

Approximate result

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

388 gal ≅ 6208 cup

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