Conversion formula

The conversion factor from quarts to gallons is 0.25, which means that 1 quart is equal to 0.25 gallons:

1 qt = 0.25 gal

To convert 1048 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 1048 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from quarts to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 qt → 0.25 gal

1048 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1048 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 262 gal

The final result is:

1048 qt → 262 gal

We conclude that 1048 quarts is equivalent to 262 gallons:

1048 quarts = 262 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0038167938931298 × 1048 quarts.

Another way is saying that 1048 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038167938931298 gallons.

Approximate result

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

1048 qt ≅ 262 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times one thousand forty-eight quarts.

Conversion table

quarts to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from quarts to gallons