How many cups in a quart?

Learn how to determine how many cups in a quart.

Cups and quarts measure volume. Both the cup and the quart are measurements of volume -- often that of liquids -- commonly used in the United States and a handful of other countries. Though the quart may be familiar to most Americans, it is used less frequently in activities like cooking than the omnipresent cup. As such, converting between cups and quarts may not come easily to most.
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How many cups in a quart?

Fortunately for cooks and other do-it-yourselfers, it's relatively easy to convert quarts to other units, including cups. In the United States, a liquid quart is one quarter of a gallon, or 32 fluid ounces. As a cup contains 8 fluid ounces, there are four cups in a quart.