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 172 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 172 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

172 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 172 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 1.34375 gal

The final result is:

172 fl oz → 1.34375 gal

We conclude that 172 fluid ounces is equivalent to 1.34375 gallons:

172 fluid ounces = 1.34375 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.74418604651163 × 172 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 172 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.74418604651163 gallons.

Approximate result

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

172 fl oz ≅ 1.344 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point seven four four times one hundred seventy-two 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