Conversion formula

The conversion factor from quarts to cups is 4, which means that 1 quart is equal to 4 cups:

1 qt = 4 cup

To convert 21.7 quarts into cups we have to multiply 21.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from quarts to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 qt → 4 cup

21.7 qt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 21.7 qt × 4 cup

V_(cup) = 86.8 cup

The final result is:

21.7 qt → 86.8 cup

We conclude that 21.7 quarts is equivalent to 86.8 cups:

21.7 quarts = 86.8 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.011520737327189 × 21.7 quarts.

Another way is saying that 21.7 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011520737327189 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-one point seven quarts is approximately eighty-six point eight cups:

21.7 qt ≅ 86.8 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero one two times twenty-one point seven quarts.

Conversion table

quarts to cups chart

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