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 5988 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 5988 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

5988 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5988 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 1497 gal

The final result is:

5988 qt → 1497 gal

We conclude that 5988 quarts is equivalent to 1497 gallons:

5988 quarts = 1497 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.00066800267201069 × 5988 quarts.

Another way is saying that 5988 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066800267201069 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-eight quarts is approximately one thousand four hundred ninety-seven gallons:

5988 qt ≅ 1497 gal

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