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 4242 quarts into cups we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 qt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 4242 qt × 4 cup

V_(cup) = 16968 cup

The final result is:

4242 qt → 16968 cup

We conclude that 4242 quarts is equivalent to 16968 cups:

4242 quarts = 16968 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 5.8934464875059E-5 × 4242 quarts.

Another way is saying that 4242 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 5.8934464875059E-5 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred forty-two quarts is approximately sixteen thousand nine hundred sixty-eight cups:

4242 qt ≅ 16968 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred forty-two 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