Conversion formula

The conversion factor from fluid ounces to gallons is 0.0078125, which means that 1 fluid ounce is equal to 0.0078125 gallons:

1 fl oz = 0.0078125 gal

To convert 1087 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 1087 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from fluid ounces to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 fl oz → 0.0078125 gal

1087 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1087 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 8.4921875 gal

The final result is:

1087 fl oz → 8.4921875 gal

We conclude that 1087 fluid ounces is equivalent to 8.4921875 gallons:

1087 fluid ounces = 8.4921875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.11775528978841 × 1087 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 1087 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11775528978841 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand eighty-seven fluid ounces is approximately eight point four nine two gallons:

1087 fl oz ≅ 8.492 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point one one eight times one thousand eighty-seven fluid ounces.

Conversion table

fluid ounces to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from fluid ounces to gallons