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 490 quarts into cups we have to multiply 490 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

490 qt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 490 qt × 4 cup

V_(cup) = 1960 cup

The final result is:

490 qt → 1960 cup

We conclude that 490 quarts is equivalent to 1960 cups:

490 quarts = 1960 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00051020408163265 × 490 quarts.

Another way is saying that 490 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051020408163265 cups.

Approximate result

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

490 qt ≅ 1960 cup

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