Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to fluid ounces is 128, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 128 fluid ounces:

1 gal = 128 fl oz

To convert 1997 gallons into fluid ounces we have to multiply 1997 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to fluid ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 128 fl oz

1997 gal → V_{(fl oz)}

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in fluid ounces:

V_{(fl oz)} = 1997 gal × 128 fl oz

V_{(fl oz)} = 255616 fl oz

The final result is:

1997 gal → 255616 fl oz

We conclude that 1997 gallons is equivalent to 255616 fluid ounces:

1997 gallons = 255616 fluid ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 fluid ounce is equal to 3.9121181772659E-6 × 1997 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1997 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 3.9121181772659E-6 fluid ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven gallons is approximately two hundred fifty-five thousand six hundred sixteen fluid ounces:

1997 gal ≅ 255616 fl oz

An alternative is also that one fluid ounce is approximately zero times one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to fluid ounces chart

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