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 6240 cups into gallons we have to multiply 6240 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

6240 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 6240 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 390 gal

The final result is:

6240 cup → 390 gal

We conclude that 6240 cups is equivalent to 390 gallons:

6240 cups = 390 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0025641025641026 × 6240 cups.

Another way is saying that 6240 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025641025641026 gallons.

Approximate result

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

6240 cup ≅ 390 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero three times six thousand two hundred forty 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