There are 4 cups in one quart. So, to convert cups to quarts, just divide by 4. For example, 8 cups is equal to 2 quarts because 8/4 = 2. 3 cups would be 3/4 quarts, and so on.
There are four cups in one quart. Therefore, in order to determine the number of quarts using a volume measured in cups, divide the number of cups necessary by four.
All you need to do is divide the number of cups needed by four to find the number of quarts needed.
For example, if you needed 8 cups, then 8 divided by 4 equals 2 quarts.
There are 4 cups in a quart. To convert from cups to quarts take the number of cups and divide by 4. This will give the number of cups for your recipe.