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 871 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 871 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

871 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 871 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 6.8046875 gal

The final result is:

871 fl oz → 6.8046875 gal

We conclude that 871 fluid ounces is equivalent to 6.8046875 gallons:

871 fluid ounces = 6.8046875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.14695752009185 × 871 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 871 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.14695752009185 gallons.

Approximate result

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

871 fl oz ≅ 6.805 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point one four seven times eight hundred seventy-one 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