Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 480 cups into gallons we have to multiply 480 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

480 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 480 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 30 gal

The final result is:

480 cup → 30 gal

We conclude that 480 cups is equivalent to 30 gallons:

480 cups = 30 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.033333333333333 × 480 cups.

Another way is saying that 480 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.033333333333333 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty cups is approximately thirty gallons:

480 cup ≅ 30 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero three three times four hundred eighty cups.

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to gallons