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 488 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 488 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

488 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 488 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 122 gal

The final result is:

488 qt → 122 gal

We conclude that 488 quarts is equivalent to 122 gallons:

488 quarts = 122 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0081967213114754 × 488 quarts.

Another way is saying that 488 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0081967213114754 gallons.

Approximate result

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

488 qt ≅ 122 gal

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