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 1600 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 1600 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

1600 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1600 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 400 gal

The final result is:

1600 qt → 400 gal

We conclude that 1600 quarts is equivalent to 400 gallons:

1600 quarts = 400 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0025 × 1600 quarts.

Another way is saying that 1600 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025 gallons.

Approximate result

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

1600 qt ≅ 400 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero three times one thousand six hundred 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