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 342 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 342 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

342 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 342 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 85.5 gal

The final result is:

342 qt → 85.5 gal

We conclude that 342 quarts is equivalent to 85.5 gallons:

342 quarts = 85.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.011695906432749 × 342 quarts.

Another way is saying that 342 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011695906432749 gallons.

Approximate result

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

342 qt ≅ 85.5 gal

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