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 5500 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 5500 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

5500 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5500 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 42.96875 gal

The final result is:

5500 fl oz → 42.96875 gal

We conclude that 5500 fluid ounces is equivalent to 42.96875 gallons:

5500 fluid ounces = 42.96875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.023272727272727 × 5500 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 5500 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023272727272727 gallons.

Approximate result

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

5500 fl oz ≅ 42.969 gal

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