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 172 cups into quarts we have to multiply 172 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

172 cup → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 172 cup × 0.25 qt

V_(qt) = 43 qt

The final result is:

172 cup → 43 qt

We conclude that 172 cups is equivalent to 43 quarts:

172 cups = 43 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.023255813953488 × 172 cups.

Another way is saying that 172 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023255813953488 quarts.

Approximate result

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

172 cup ≅ 43 qt

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