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 5980 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 5980 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

5980 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5980 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 1495 gal

The final result is:

5980 qt → 1495 gal

We conclude that 5980 quarts is equivalent to 1495 gallons:

5980 quarts = 1495 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00066889632107023 × 5980 quarts.

Another way is saying that 5980 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066889632107023 gallons.

Approximate result

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

5980 qt ≅ 1495 gal

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