Conversion formula

The conversion factor from fluid ounces to liters is 0.0295735296875, which means that 1 fluid ounce is equal to 0.0295735296875 liters:

1 fl oz = 0.0295735296875 L

To convert 172 fluid ounces into liters we have to multiply 172 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from fluid ounces to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 fl oz → 0.0295735296875 L

172 fl oz → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 172 fl oz × 0.0295735296875 L

V_(L) = 5.08664710625 L

The final result is:

172 fl oz → 5.08664710625 L

We conclude that 172 fluid ounces is equivalent to 5.08664710625 liters:

172 fluid ounces = 5.08664710625 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.19659315441232 × 172 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 172 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19659315441232 liters.

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 five point zero eight seven liters:

172 fl oz ≅ 5.087 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point one nine seven times one hundred seventy-two fluid ounces.

Conversion table

fluid ounces to liters chart

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