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 159 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 159 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

159 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 159 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 1.2421875 gal

The final result is:

159 fl oz → 1.2421875 gal

We conclude that 159 fluid ounces is equivalent to 1.2421875 gallons:

159 fluid ounces = 1.2421875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.80503144654088 × 159 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 159 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.80503144654088 gallons.

Approximate result

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

159 fl oz ≅ 1.242 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point eight zero five times one hundred fifty-nine 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