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 242 gallons into quarts we have to multiply 242 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

242 gal → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 242 gal × 4 qt

V_(qt) = 968 qt

The final result is:

242 gal → 968 qt

We conclude that 242 gallons is equivalent to 968 quarts:

242 gallons = 968 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.0010330578512397 × 242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010330578512397 quarts.

Approximate result

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

242 gal ≅ 968 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero zero one times 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