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 42.7 quarts into cups we have to multiply 42.7 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

42.7 qt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 42.7 qt × 4 cup

V_(cup) = 170.8 cup

The final result is:

42.7 qt → 170.8 cup

We conclude that 42.7 quarts is equivalent to 170.8 cups:

42.7 quarts = 170.8 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0058548009367681 × 42.7 quarts.

Another way is saying that 42.7 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058548009367681 cups.

Approximate result

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

42.7 qt ≅ 170.8 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero six times forty-two 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