Unit Converter
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 255 cups into gallons we have to multiply 255 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
255 cup → V(gal)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:
V(gal) = 255 cup × 0.0625 gal
V(gal) = 15.9375 gal
The final result is:
255 cup → 15.9375 gal
We conclude that 255 cups is equivalent to 15.9375 gallons:
255 cups = 15.9375 gallons
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.062745098039216 × 255 cups.
Another way is saying that 255 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.062745098039216 gallons.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-five cups is approximately fifteen point nine three eight gallons:
255 cup ≅ 15.938 gal
An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero six three times two hundred fifty-five 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
cups (cup) | gallons (gal) |
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256 cups | 16 gallons |
257 cups | 16.063 gallons |
258 cups | 16.125 gallons |
259 cups | 16.188 gallons |
260 cups | 16.25 gallons |
261 cups | 16.313 gallons |
262 cups | 16.375 gallons |
263 cups | 16.438 gallons |
264 cups | 16.5 gallons |
265 cups | 16.563 gallons |