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 196 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 196 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

196 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 196 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 1.53125 gal

The final result is:

196 fl oz → 1.53125 gal

We conclude that 196 fluid ounces is equivalent to 1.53125 gallons:

196 fluid ounces = 1.53125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.6530612244898 × 196 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 196 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.6530612244898 gallons.

Approximate result

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

196 fl oz ≅ 1.531 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point six five three times one hundred ninety-six 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