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 256 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 256 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

256 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 256 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 64 gal

The final result is:

256 qt → 64 gal

We conclude that 256 quarts is equivalent to 64 gallons:

256 quarts = 64 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.015625 × 256 quarts.

Another way is saying that 256 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.015625 gallons.

Approximate result

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

256 qt ≅ 64 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero one six times two hundred fifty-six 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