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 1242 gallons into quarts we have to multiply 1242 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

1242 gal → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 1242 gal × 4 qt

V_(qt) = 4968 qt

The final result is:

1242 gal → 4968 qt

We conclude that 1242 gallons is equivalent to 4968 quarts:

1242 gallons = 4968 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.00020128824476651 × 1242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020128824476651 quarts.

Approximate result

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

1242 gal ≅ 4968 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred forty-two 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