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 397 quarts into cups we have to multiply 397 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

397 qt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 397 qt × 4 cup

V_(cup) = 1588 cup

The final result is:

397 qt → 1588 cup

We conclude that 397 quarts is equivalent to 1588 cups:

397 quarts = 1588 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00062972292191436 × 397 quarts.

Another way is saying that 397 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00062972292191436 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred ninety-seven quarts is approximately one thousand five hundred eighty-eight cups:

397 qt ≅ 1588 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times three hundred ninety-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