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 87 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 87 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

87 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 87 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 0.6796875 gal

The final result is:

87 fl oz → 0.6796875 gal

We conclude that 87 fluid ounces is equivalent to 0.6796875 gallons:

87 fluid ounces = 0.6796875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 1.4712643678161 × 87 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 87 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 1.4712643678161 gallons.

Approximate result

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

87 fl oz ≅ 0.68 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately one point four seven one times eighty-seven 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