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 972 quarts into gallons we have to multiply 972 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

972 qt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 972 qt × 0.25 gal

V_(gal) = 243 gal

The final result is:

972 qt → 243 gal

We conclude that 972 quarts is equivalent to 243 gallons:

972 quarts = 243 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0041152263374486 × 972 quarts.

Another way is saying that 972 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0041152263374486 gallons.

Approximate result

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

972 qt ≅ 243 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times nine 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