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 494 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 494 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

494 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 494 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 3.859375 gal

The final result is:

494 fl oz → 3.859375 gal

We conclude that 494 fluid ounces is equivalent to 3.859375 gallons:

494 fluid ounces = 3.859375 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.25910931174089 × 494 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 494 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25910931174089 gallons.

Approximate result

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

494 fl oz ≅ 3.859 gal

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