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 242 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 242 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

242 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 242 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 1.890625 gal

The final result is:

242 fl oz → 1.890625 gal

We conclude that 242 fluid ounces is equivalent to 1.890625 gallons:

242 fluid ounces = 1.890625 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.52892561983471 × 242 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 242 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.52892561983471 gallons.

Approximate result

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

242 fl oz ≅ 1.891 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point five two nine times two hundred forty-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