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 12.7 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 12.7 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

12.7 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 12.7 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 3.175 gal

The final result is:

12.7 qt → 3.175 gal

We conclude that 12.7 quarts is equivalent to 3.175 gallons:

12.7 quarts = 3.175 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.31496062992126 × 12.7 quarts.

Another way is saying that 12.7 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.31496062992126 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point seven quarts is approximately three point one seven five gallons:

12.7 qt ≅ 3.175 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point three one five times twelve point seven 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