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 1960 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 1960 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

1960 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1960 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 490 gal

The final result is:

1960 qt → 490 gal

We conclude that 1960 quarts is equivalent to 490 gallons:

1960 quarts = 490 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0020408163265306 × 1960 quarts.

Another way is saying that 1960 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020408163265306 gallons.

Approximate result

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

1960 qt ≅ 490 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand nine hundred sixty 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