Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to quarts is 0.25, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.25 quarts:

1 cup = 0.25 qt

To convert 8.7 cups into quarts we have to multiply 8.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to quarts. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.25 qt

8.7 cup → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 8.7 cup × 0.25 qt

V_(qt) = 2.175 qt

The final result is:

8.7 cup → 2.175 qt

We conclude that 8.7 cups is equivalent to 2.175 quarts:

8.7 cups = 2.175 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.45977011494253 × 8.7 cups.

Another way is saying that 8.7 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.45977011494253 quarts.

Approximate result

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

8.7 cup ≅ 2.175 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point four six times eight point seven cups.

Conversion table

cups to quarts chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to quarts