Unit Converter
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 72 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 72 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
72 qt → V(gal)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:
V(gal) = 72 qt × 0.25 gal
V(gal) = 18 gal
The final result is:
72 qt → 18 gal
We conclude that 72 quarts is equivalent to 18 gallons:
72 quarts = 18 gallons
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.055555555555556 × 72 quarts.
Another way is saying that 72 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.055555555555556 gallons.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two quarts is approximately eighteen gallons:
72 qt ≅ 18 gal
An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero five six times seventy-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
quarts (qt) | gallons (gal) |
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73 quarts | 18.25 gallons |
74 quarts | 18.5 gallons |
75 quarts | 18.75 gallons |
76 quarts | 19 gallons |
77 quarts | 19.25 gallons |
78 quarts | 19.5 gallons |
79 quarts | 19.75 gallons |
80 quarts | 20 gallons |
81 quarts | 20.25 gallons |
82 quarts | 20.5 gallons |