Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to cups is 2, which means that 1 pint is equal to 2 cups:

1 pt = 2 cup

To convert 12 pints into cups we have to multiply 12 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 2 cup

12 pt → V_(cup)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:

V_(cup) = 12 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 24 cup

The final result is:

12 pt → 24 cup

We conclude that 12 pints is equivalent to 24 cups:

12 pints = 24 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.041666666666667 × 12 pints.

Another way is saying that 12 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.041666666666667 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve pints is approximately twenty-four cups:

12 pt ≅ 24 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero four two times twelve pints.

Conversion table

pints to cups chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pints to cups