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 55.5 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 55.5 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

55.5 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 55.5 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 13.875 gal

The final result is:

55.5 qt → 13.875 gal

We conclude that 55.5 quarts is equivalent to 13.875 gallons:

55.5 quarts = 13.875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.072072072072072 × 55.5 quarts.

Another way is saying that 55.5 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.072072072072072 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five point five quarts is approximately thirteen point eight seven five gallons:

55.5 qt ≅ 13.875 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero seven two times fifty-five point five 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