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 488 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 488 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

488 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 488 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 3.8125 gal

The final result is:

488 fl oz → 3.8125 gal

We conclude that 488 fluid ounces is equivalent to 3.8125 gallons:

488 fluid ounces = 3.8125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.26229508196721 × 488 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 488 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.26229508196721 gallons.

Approximate result

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

488 fl oz ≅ 3.813 gal

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