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 56 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 56 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

56 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 56 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 0.4375 gal

The final result is:

56 fl oz → 0.4375 gal

We conclude that 56 fluid ounces is equivalent to 0.4375 gallons:

56 fluid ounces = 0.4375 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 2.2857142857143 × 56 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 56 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 2.2857142857143 gallons.

Approximate result

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

56 fl oz ≅ 0.438 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately two point two eight six times fifty-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