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 7240 cups into gallons we have to multiply 7240 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

7240 cup → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 7240 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 452.5 gal

The final result is:

7240 cup → 452.5 gal

We conclude that 7240 cups is equivalent to 452.5 gallons:

7240 cups = 452.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0022099447513812 × 7240 cups.

Another way is saying that 7240 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0022099447513812 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven thousand two hundred forty cups is approximately four hundred fifty-two point five gallons:

7240 cup ≅ 452.5 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero two times seven 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