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 5242 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 5242 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

5242 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5242 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 1310.5 gal

The final result is:

5242 qt → 1310.5 gal

We conclude that 5242 quarts is equivalent to 1310.5 gallons:

5242 quarts = 1310.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00076306753147654 × 5242 quarts.

Another way is saying that 5242 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00076306753147654 gallons.

Approximate result

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

5242 qt ≅ 1310.5 gal

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