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 5040 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 5040 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

5040 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5040 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 1260 gal

The final result is:

5040 qt → 1260 gal

We conclude that 5040 quarts is equivalent to 1260 gallons:

5040 quarts = 1260 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00079365079365079 × 5040 quarts.

Another way is saying that 5040 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00079365079365079 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty quarts is approximately one thousand two hundred sixty gallons:

5040 qt ≅ 1260 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand forty 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