Conversion formula

The conversion factor from fluid ounces to quarts is 0.03125, which means that 1 fluid ounce is equal to 0.03125 quarts:

1 fl oz = 0.03125 qt

To convert 279 fluid ounces into quarts we have to multiply 279 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from fluid ounces to quarts. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 fl oz → 0.03125 qt

279 fl oz → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 279 fl oz × 0.03125 qt

V_(qt) = 8.71875 qt

The final result is:

279 fl oz → 8.71875 qt

We conclude that 279 fluid ounces is equivalent to 8.71875 quarts:

279 fluid ounces = 8.71875 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.11469534050179 × 279 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 279 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11469534050179 quarts.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-nine fluid ounces is approximately eight point seven one nine quarts:

279 fl oz ≅ 8.719 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point one one five times two hundred seventy-nine fluid ounces.

Conversion table

fluid ounces to quarts chart

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