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 16 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 16 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

16 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 16 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 4 gal

The final result is:

16 qt → 4 gal

We conclude that 16 quarts is equivalent to 4 gallons:

16 quarts = 4 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.25 × 16 quarts.

Another way is saying that 16 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixteen quarts is approximately four gallons:

16 qt ≅ 4 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point two five times sixteen 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