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 478 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 478 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

478 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 478 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 119.5 gal

The final result is:

478 qt → 119.5 gal

We conclude that 478 quarts is equivalent to 119.5 gallons:

478 quarts = 119.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0083682008368201 × 478 quarts.

Another way is saying that 478 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0083682008368201 gallons.

Approximate result

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

478 qt ≅ 119.5 gal

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