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 5988 cups into gallons we have to multiply 5988 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

5988 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5988 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 374.25 gal

The final result is:

5988 cup → 374.25 gal

We conclude that 5988 cups is equivalent to 374.25 gallons:

5988 cups = 374.25 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0026720106880428 × 5988 cups.

Another way is saying that 5988 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0026720106880428 gallons.

Approximate result

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

5988 cup ≅ 374.25 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero three times five thousand nine hundred eighty-eight 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