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 480 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 480 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

480 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 480 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 120 gal

The final result is:

480 qt → 120 gal

We conclude that 480 quarts is equivalent to 120 gallons:

480 quarts = 120 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0083333333333333 × 480 quarts.

Another way is saying that 480 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0083333333333333 gallons.

Approximate result

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

480 qt ≅ 120 gal

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