Unit Converter
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 242 gallons into cups we have to multiply 242 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
242 gal → V(cup)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:
V(cup) = 242 gal × 16 cup
V(cup) = 3872 cup
The final result is:
242 gal → 3872 cup
We conclude that 242 gallons is equivalent to 3872 cups:
242 gallons = 3872 cups
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00025826446280992 × 242 gallons.
Another way is saying that 242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00025826446280992 cups.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty-two gallons is approximately three thousand eight hundred seventy-two cups:
242 gal ≅ 3872 cup
An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times two hundred forty-two 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
gallons (gal) | cups (cup) |
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243 gallons | 3888 cups |
244 gallons | 3904 cups |
245 gallons | 3920 cups |
246 gallons | 3936 cups |
247 gallons | 3952 cups |
248 gallons | 3968 cups |
249 gallons | 3984 cups |
250 gallons | 4000 cups |
251 gallons | 4016 cups |
252 gallons | 4032 cups |