Unit Converter
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 12 cups into quarts we have to multiply 12 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
12 cup → V(qt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in quarts:
V(qt) = 12 cup × 0.25 qt
V(qt) = 3 qt
The final result is:
12 cup → 3 qt
We conclude that 12 cups is equivalent to 3 quarts:
12 cups = 3 quarts
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.33333333333333 × 12 cups.
Another way is saying that 12 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.33333333333333 quarts.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve cups is approximately three quarts:
12 cup ≅ 3 qt
An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point three three three times twelve 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
cups (cup) | quarts (qt) |
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13 cups | 3.25 quarts |
14 cups | 3.5 quarts |
15 cups | 3.75 quarts |
16 cups | 4 quarts |
17 cups | 4.25 quarts |
18 cups | 4.5 quarts |
19 cups | 4.75 quarts |
20 cups | 5 quarts |
21 cups | 5.25 quarts |
22 cups | 5.5 quarts |