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 8742 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 8742 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

8742 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 8742 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 68.296875 gal

The final result is:

8742 fl oz → 68.296875 gal

We conclude that 8742 fluid ounces is equivalent to 68.296875 gallons:

8742 fluid ounces = 68.296875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.014641958361931 × 8742 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 8742 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.014641958361931 gallons.

Approximate result

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

8742 fl oz ≅ 68.297 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one five times eight thousand 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