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 497 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 497 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

497 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 497 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 3.8828125 gal

The final result is:

497 fl oz → 3.8828125 gal

We conclude that 497 fluid ounces is equivalent to 3.8828125 gallons:

497 fluid ounces = 3.8828125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.25754527162978 × 497 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 497 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25754527162978 gallons.

Approximate result

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

497 fl oz ≅ 3.883 gal

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