Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to quarts is 4, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts:

1 gal = 4 qt

To convert 12.4 gallons into quarts we have to multiply 12.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to quarts. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 4 qt

12.4 gal → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 12.4 gal × 4 qt

V_(qt) = 49.6 qt

The final result is:

12.4 gal → 49.6 qt

We conclude that 12.4 gallons is equivalent to 49.6 quarts:

12.4 gallons = 49.6 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.020161290322581 × 12.4 gallons.

Another way is saying that 12.4 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020161290322581 quarts.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point four gallons is approximately forty-nine point six quarts:

12.4 gal ≅ 49.6 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero two times twelve point four gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to quarts chart

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