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 1242 cups into quarts we have to multiply 1242 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

1242 cup → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 1242 cup × 0.25 qt

V_(qt) = 310.5 qt

The final result is:

1242 cup → 310.5 qt

We conclude that 1242 cups is equivalent to 310.5 quarts:

1242 cups = 310.5 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.0032206119162641 × 1242 cups.

Another way is saying that 1242 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0032206119162641 quarts.

Approximate result

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

1242 cup ≅ 310.5 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero zero three times one thousand two hundred forty-two 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