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 12.5 cups into quarts we have to multiply 12.5 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

12.5 cup → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 12.5 cup × 0.25 qt

V_(qt) = 3.125 qt

The final result is:

12.5 cup → 3.125 qt

We conclude that 12.5 cups is equivalent to 3.125 quarts:

12.5 cups = 3.125 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.32 × 12.5 cups.

Another way is saying that 12.5 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.32 quarts.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point five cups is approximately three point one two five quarts:

12.5 cup ≅ 3.125 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point three two times twelve point five 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