Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:
1 pt = 0.125 gal
To convert 12 pints into gallons we have to multiply 12 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 pt → 0.125 gal
12 pt → V(gal)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:
V(gal) = 12 pt × 0.125 gal
V(gal) = 1.5 gal
The final result is:
12 pt → 1.5 gal
We conclude that 12 pints is equivalent to 1.5 gallons:
12 pints = 1.5 gallons
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.66666666666667 × 12 pints.
Another way is saying that 12 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.66666666666667 gallons.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve pints is approximately one point five gallons:
12 pt ≅ 1.5 gal
An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point six six seven times twelve pints.
Conversion table
pints to gallons chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pints to gallons
pints (pt) | gallons (gal) |
---|---|
13 pints | 1.625 gallons |
14 pints | 1.75 gallons |
15 pints | 1.875 gallons |
16 pints | 2 gallons |
17 pints | 2.125 gallons |
18 pints | 2.25 gallons |
19 pints | 2.375 gallons |
20 pints | 2.5 gallons |
21 pints | 2.625 gallons |
22 pints | 2.75 gallons |