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 48 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 48 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

48 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 48 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 12 gal

The final result is:

48 qt → 12 gal

We conclude that 48 quarts is equivalent to 12 gallons:

48 quarts = 12 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.083333333333333 × 48 quarts.

Another way is saying that 48 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.083333333333333 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight quarts is approximately twelve gallons:

48 qt ≅ 12 gal

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