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 396 gallons into cups we have to multiply 396 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

396 gal → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 396 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 6336 cup

The final result is:

396 gal → 6336 cup

We conclude that 396 gallons is equivalent to 6336 cups:

396 gallons = 6336 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00015782828282828 × 396 gallons.

Another way is saying that 396 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00015782828282828 cups.

Approximate result

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

396 gal ≅ 6336 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times three hundred ninety-six 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