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 996 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 996 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

996 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 996 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 7.78125 gal

The final result is:

996 fl oz → 7.78125 gal

We conclude that 996 fluid ounces is equivalent to 7.78125 gallons:

996 fluid ounces = 7.78125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.1285140562249 × 996 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 996 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.1285140562249 gallons.

Approximate result

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

996 fl oz ≅ 7.781 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point one two nine times nine hundred ninety-six 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