--- title: "2 qt to cup = 8 cup" description: "2 US quarts is 8 US cups. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-quarts-to-cups/ site: "At One Place" --- # 2 qt to cup **2 US quarts in US cups: 2 qt = 8 cup** cup = qt × 4 2 US quarts is 8 US cups. To get there, multiply by 4. ## Values either side *US quarts near 2, converted to US cups.* | US quarts | US cups | | --- | --- | | 0.5 qt | 2 | | 1 qt | 4 | | 1.5 qt | 6 | | 2 qt ← | 8 | | 2.5 qt | 10 | | 3 qt | 12 | | 4 qt | 16 | | 5 qt | 20 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is cup = qt × 4. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two. > US cup: US legal cup is 240 mL; the customary cup used here is 236.588 mL. ## Common questions ### What is 2 qt in US cups? 2 qt is 8 cup. ### How do you convert US quarts to US cups? Multiply by 4. ## Related pages - [US quarts to US cups](https://atoneplace.net/convert/quarts-to-cups/) - [2 cup to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-cups-to-quarts/) - [0.5 qt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/0-5-quarts-to-cups/) - [1 qt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-quarts-to-cups/) - [1.5 qt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-5-quarts-to-cups/) - [2.5 qt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-quarts-to-cups/) - [3 qt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-quarts-to-cups/) - [4 qt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/4-quarts-to-cups/) - [5 qt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-quarts-to-cups/) ## Sources - Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)] - The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure) - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)