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 988 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 988 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

988 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 988 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 7.71875 gal

The final result is:

988 fl oz → 7.71875 gal

We conclude that 988 fluid ounces is equivalent to 7.71875 gallons:

988 fluid ounces = 7.71875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.12955465587045 × 988 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 988 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12955465587045 gallons.

Approximate result

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

988 fl oz ≅ 7.719 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point one three times nine hundred eighty-eight 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