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 5042 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 5042 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

5042 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5042 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 1260.5 gal

The final result is:

5042 qt → 1260.5 gal

We conclude that 5042 quarts is equivalent to 1260.5 gallons:

5042 quarts = 1260.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00079333597778659 × 5042 quarts.

Another way is saying that 5042 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00079333597778659 gallons.

Approximate result

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

5042 qt ≅ 1260.5 gal

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