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 3988 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 3988 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

3988 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 3988 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 997 gal

The final result is:

3988 qt → 997 gal

We conclude that 3988 quarts is equivalent to 997 gallons:

3988 quarts = 997 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0010030090270812 × 3988 quarts.

Another way is saying that 3988 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010030090270812 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand nine hundred eighty-eight quarts is approximately nine hundred ninety-seven gallons:

3988 qt ≅ 997 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand nine hundred eighty-eight 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