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Convert US gallons to US fluid ounces

1 gal = 128 fl oz

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Questions

How many US fluid ounces are in a US gallon?

One US gallon is 128 US fluid ounces. To convert any amount, multiply by 128. Going the other way, one US fluid ounce is 0.0078125 US gallons.

What is the formula to convert gal to fl oz?

Multiply the US gallon figure by 128. So fl oz = gal × 128. For a quick mental estimate, multiplying by about 128 gets you within a percent or so, which is close enough for most everyday purposes.

What does a US gallon actually look like?

One US gallon is a large jug of milk. The US gallon is exactly 231 cubic inches, or 3.785 litres. The imperial gallon still used in some UK contexts is about 20% larger, which makes fuel-economy comparisons misleading.

And what is a US fluid ounce?

One US fluid ounce is a small shot glass. The US fluid ounce is 1/128 of a US gallon, about 29.6 mL. The imperial fluid ounce is 28.4 mL — close enough to confuse, far enough apart to ruin a recipe at scale.

Is this the US or the imperial measure?

US customary. The imperial gallon still used in some UK contexts is about 20% larger than the US gallon, which makes fuel-economy figures misleading when the unit is not stated. Imperial fluid ounces are slightly smaller than US ones, and imperial pints are 20 fluid ounces against the US 16. Cups are worse still: US customary is about 237 mL, US legal is 240, metric is 250 and Japanese is 200 — and recipes almost never say which.

Is this conversion exact?

Yes. Since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, the imperial and metric systems are related by exact definitions rather than measurements — the inch is exactly 25.4 mm and the pound exactly 0.45359237 kg. Everything derived from those, including this conversion, is therefore exact. Round at the end rather than partway through, since rounding gal before converting introduces an error the conversion then multiplies.

About gal to fl oz

How to convert US gallons to US fluid ounces

Multiply by 128. One US gallon is 128 US fluid ounces, and one US fluid ounce is 0.0078125 US gallons.

fl oz = gal × 128

Worked example

10 gal = 1280 fl oz. For a sense of scale, one US gallon is a large jug of milk, and one US fluid ounce is a small shot glass.

About the US gallon

The US gallon is exactly 231 cubic inches, or 3.785 litres. The imperial gallon still used in some UK contexts is about 20% larger, which makes fuel-economy comparisons misleading.

About the US fluid ounce

The US fluid ounce is 1/128 of a US gallon, about 29.6 mL. The imperial fluid ounce is 28.4 mL — close enough to confuse, far enough apart to ruin a recipe at scale.

Quick reference

US gallonsUS fluid ounces
1 gal128 fl oz
2 gal256 fl oz
5 gal640 fl oz
10 gal1280 fl oz
25 gal3200 fl oz
50 gal6400 fl oz
100 gal12800 fl oz
1000 gal128000 fl oz

Getting it right

Check whether your source means US or imperial measures. An imperial gallon is about 20% larger than a US gallon, and an imperial fluid ounce is slightly smaller than a US one. Recipes and fuel-economy figures are where this bites hardest, because the numbers look plausible either way.

Other volume conversions

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