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 5142 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 5142 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

5142 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5142 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 40.171875 gal

The final result is:

5142 fl oz → 40.171875 gal

We conclude that 5142 fluid ounces is equivalent to 40.171875 gallons:

5142 fluid ounces = 40.171875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.02489303772851 × 5142 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 5142 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02489303772851 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand one hundred forty-two fluid ounces is approximately forty point one seven two gallons:

5142 fl oz ≅ 40.172 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two five times five thousand one hundred forty-two 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