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 872 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 872 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

872 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 872 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 218 gal

The final result is:

872 qt → 218 gal

We conclude that 872 quarts is equivalent to 218 gallons:

872 quarts = 218 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0045871559633028 × 872 quarts.

Another way is saying that 872 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0045871559633028 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred seventy-two quarts is approximately two hundred eighteen gallons:

872 qt ≅ 218 gal

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