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 272 fluid ounces into gallons we have to multiply 272 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

272 fl oz → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 272 fl oz × 0.0078125 gal

V_(gal) = 2.125 gal

The final result is:

272 fl oz → 2.125 gal

We conclude that 272 fluid ounces is equivalent to 2.125 gallons:

272 fluid ounces = 2.125 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.47058823529412 × 272 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 272 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.47058823529412 gallons.

Approximate result

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

272 fl oz ≅ 2.125 gal

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