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 72 quarts into cups we have to multiply 72 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

72 qt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 72 qt × 4 cup

V_(cup) = 288 cup

The final result is:

72 qt → 288 cup

We conclude that 72 quarts is equivalent to 288 cups:

72 quarts = 288 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0034722222222222 × 72 quarts.

Another way is saying that 72 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034722222222222 cups.

Approximate result

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

72 qt ≅ 288 cup

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