Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to quarts is 0.25, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.25 quarts:

1 cup = 0.25 qt

To convert 1040 cups into quarts we have to multiply 1040 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to quarts. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.25 qt

1040 cup → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 1040 cup × 0.25 qt

V_(qt) = 260 qt

The final result is:

1040 cup → 260 qt

We conclude that 1040 cups is equivalent to 260 quarts:

1040 cups = 260 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.0038461538461538 × 1040 cups.

Another way is saying that 1040 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038461538461538 quarts.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty cups is approximately two hundred sixty quarts:

1040 cup ≅ 260 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero zero four times one thousand forty cups.

Conversion table

cups to quarts chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to quarts