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 2240 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 2240 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

2240 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 2240 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 17.5 gal

The final result is:

2240 fl oz → 17.5 gal

We conclude that 2240 fluid ounces is equivalent to 17.5 gallons:

2240 fluid ounces = 17.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.057142857142857 × 2240 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 2240 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.057142857142857 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand two hundred forty fluid ounces is approximately seventeen point five gallons:

2240 fl oz ≅ 17.5 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero five seven times two thousand two hundred forty 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