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 742 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 742 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

742 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 742 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 5.796875 gal

The final result is:

742 fl oz → 5.796875 gal

We conclude that 742 fluid ounces is equivalent to 5.796875 gallons:

742 fluid ounces = 5.796875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.17250673854447 × 742 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 742 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17250673854447 gallons.

Approximate result

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

742 fl oz ≅ 5.797 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point one seven three times seven 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