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 40.4 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 40.4 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

40.4 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 40.4 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 0.315625 gal

The final result is:

40.4 fl oz → 0.315625 gal

We conclude that 40.4 fluid ounces is equivalent to 0.315625 gallons:

40.4 fluid ounces = 0.315625 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 3.1683168316832 × 40.4 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 40.4 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 3.1683168316832 gallons.

Approximate result

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

40.4 fl oz ≅ 0.316 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately three point one six eight times forty point four 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