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 8742 quarts into cups we have to multiply 8742 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

8742 qt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 8742 qt × 4 cup

V_(cup) = 34968 cup

The final result is:

8742 qt → 34968 cup

We conclude that 8742 quarts is equivalent to 34968 cups:

8742 quarts = 34968 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 2.8597574925646E-5 × 8742 quarts.

Another way is saying that 8742 quarts is equal to 1 ÷ 2.8597574925646E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

8742 qt ≅ 34968 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times eight thousand seven 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