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US gallons to US quarts

Multiply US gallons by 4 to get US quarts.

1 gal = 4 qtNIST HB 44
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20qt

5 gal = 20 qt

How to convert US gallons to US quarts

The US quart is one quarter of a US gallon (0.946352946 litres). The US gallon is the US liquid gallon, exactly 231 cubic inches (3.785411784 litres).

Worked example — 5 gal: 5 × 4 = 20 qt.

US gallons to US quarts table

Common conversions. The reverse table is on US quarts to US gallons.
US gallonsUS quarts
1 gal4 qt
2 gal8 qt
3 gal12 qt
4 gal16 qt
5 gal20 qt
10 gal40 qt
15 gal60 qt
20 gal80 qt
25 gal100 qt

Reverse and related

About US gallons and US quarts

US gallon (gal)

1 gal = 4 qt

Definition. The US liquid gallon, exactly 231 cubic inches (3.785411784 litres)

History and origin

The US gallon derives from the old English wine gallon of 231 cubic inches, a value the United States kept when Britain moved to a larger imperial gallon in 1824. It equals exactly 3.785411784 litres.

Current use

The gallon is the everyday US unit for fuel, milk and paint; the imperial gallon used in the UK and Canada is about 20 percent larger.

Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)

US quart (qt)

1 qt = 0.25 gal

Definition. One quarter of a US gallon (0.946352946 litres)

History and origin

The quart is literally a quarter of a gallon, a division used in English measure for centuries. The US quart is one quarter of the US gallon, about 0.946 litres.

Current use

Quarts are used in the United States for milk, juice and cooking stock, and as a handy kitchen measure.

Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)

Where people use this

US gallons: fuel in the US, large containers, paint. US quarts: milk and juice, cooking stock. 1 US gallon is exactly 4 quarts.

How we know this is right
The factor is fixed by the standards that define the units, not chosen — so it is exact, not a measurement:
1 qt = 0.25 gal, so 1 gal = 1 ÷ 0.25 = 4 qt.

Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.

Both units are defined in NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents).

Questions people ask

How many quarts in a gallon?

One US gallon is exactly 4 quarts.

How many quarts is 2 gallons?

2 gallons is 8 quarts.

How many quarts is half a gallon?

Half a US gallon is 2 quarts.

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