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 472 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 472 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

472 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 472 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 118 gal

The final result is:

472 qt → 118 gal

We conclude that 472 quarts is equivalent to 118 gallons:

472 quarts = 118 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0084745762711864 × 472 quarts.

Another way is saying that 472 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0084745762711864 gallons.

Approximate result

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

472 qt ≅ 118 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero eight times four hundred seventy-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