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Convert US cups to Imperial quarts

1 US cup is 0.21 qt (UK). One US cup is exactly 0.208168546157 imperial quarts.

One US cup is 0.20816855 imperial quarts. To convert US cups to imperial quarts, multiply by 0.20816855; to go the other way, divide by 0.20816855 or multiply by 4.8037997. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST Handbook 130. Eight US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml.

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Imperial quarts
0.21 qt (UK)
US cups × 0.20816855
1 * 0.20816860.208 qt (UK)

1 US cup in every volume unit

1 US cup expressed in every volume unit
UnitValueExact factor
US teaspoons48 tsp× 48
US tablespoons16 tbsp× 16
US fluid ounces8 fl oz× 8
US cups (as entered)1 cup—
US pints0.5 pt× 0.5
US quarts0.25 qt× 0.25
US gallons0.0625 gal× 0.0625
milliliters236.5882365 ml× 236.5882365
liters0.2365882365 L× 0.2365882365
imperial gallons0.05204213654 gal (UK)× 0.0520421365393
imperial quarts0.2081685462 qt (UK)× 0.208168546157
imperial pints0.4163370923 pt (UK)× 0.416337092314
imperial fluid ounces8.326741846 fl oz (UK)× 8.32674184629
imperial gills1.665348369 gi (UK)× 1.66534836926
cubic millimetres236,588.2365 mm³× 236,588.2365
cubic centimetres236.5882365 cm³× 236.5882365
cubic inches14.4375 in³× 14.4375
cubic feet0.008355034722 ft³× 0.00835503472222
cubic yards0.0003094457305 yd³× 0.000309445730453
cubic metres0.0002365882365 m³× 0.0002365882365

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 130 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert US cups to imperial quarts? The converter and the working

  1. 1.Take the measurement in US cups.
  2. 2.Multiply by 0.20816855 — that is how many imperial quarts fit in one US cup.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.20816855, or multiply by 4.8037997.

Worked example: 25 US cups to imperial quarts

Formula
cup × 0.20816855 = qt (UK)
Arithmetic
25 × 0.20816855 = 5.2 qt (UK)
Answer
25 cup = 5.2 qt (UK)

The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.

US cups to imperial quarts conversion table

US cups to imperial quarts conversion table
US cupsImperial quarts
1 cup0.21 qt (UK)
2 cup0.42 qt (UK)
3 cup0.62 qt (UK)
4 cup0.83 qt (UK)
5 cup1.04 qt (UK)
6 cup1.25 qt (UK)
7 cup1.46 qt (UK)
8 cup1.67 qt (UK)
9 cup1.87 qt (UK)
10 cup2.08 qt (UK)
12 cup2.5 qt (UK)
15 cup3.12 qt (UK)
20 cup4.16 qt (UK)
25 cup5.2 qt (UK)
50 cup10.41 qt (UK)
100 cup20.82 qt (UK)
200 cup41.63 qt (UK)
300 cup62.45 qt (UK)
500 cup104.08 qt (UK)
1000 cup208.17 qt (UK)
2000 cup416.34 qt (UK)
5000 cup1,040.84 qt (UK)
10000 cup2,081.69 qt (UK)

What is a US cup?

Eight US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml. The "legal" cup on nutrition labels is a rounded 240 ml.

What is an imperial quart?

A quarter of an imperial gallon, 1.1365225 liters exactly. It is larger than a US quart by the same fifth that separates the two gallons.

How many imperial quarts are in a US cup?

One US cup is 0.20816855 imperial quarts. Going the other way, one imperial quart is 4.8037997 US cups. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.

Every volume unit here

The whole group — 20 units with their symbols and the size of each one in liters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a US cup.

Source: NIST Handbook 130 — US customary liquid measure

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Questions people actually ask

How many imperial quarts are in a US cup?
0.20816855. A quarter of an imperial gallon, 1.1365225 liters exactly. It is larger than a US quart by the same fifth that separates the two gallons.
How do I convert imperial quarts back to US cups?
Divide by 0.20816855, or multiply by 4.8037997 — they are the same operation.

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