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 478 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 478 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

478 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 478 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 3.734375 gal

The final result is:

478 fl oz → 3.734375 gal

We conclude that 478 fluid ounces is equivalent to 3.734375 gallons:

478 fluid ounces = 3.734375 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.26778242677824 × 478 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 478 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.26778242677824 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy-eight fluid ounces is approximately three point seven three four gallons:

478 fl oz ≅ 3.734 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point two six eight times four hundred seventy-eight 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