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 172 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 172 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

172 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 172 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 43 gal

The final result is:

172 qt → 43 gal

We conclude that 172 quarts is equivalent to 43 gallons:

172 quarts = 43 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.023255813953488 × 172 quarts.

Another way is saying that 172 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023255813953488 gallons.

Approximate result

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

172 qt ≅ 43 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two three times one hundred seventy-two 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