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 498.6 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 498.6 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

498.6 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 498.6 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 3.8953125 gal

The final result is:

498.6 fl oz → 3.8953125 gal

We conclude that 498.6 fluid ounces is equivalent to 3.8953125 gallons:

498.6 fluid ounces = 3.8953125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.25671881267549 × 498.6 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 498.6 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25671881267549 gallons.

Approximate result

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

498.6 fl oz ≅ 3.895 gal

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