Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to liters is 0.473176475, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.473176475 liters:

1 pt = 0.473176475 L

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

1 pt → 0.473176475 L

12 pt → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 12 pt × 0.473176475 L

V_(L) = 5.6781177 L

The final result is:

12 pt → 5.6781177 L

We conclude that 12 pints is equivalent to 5.6781177 liters:

12 pints = 5.6781177 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.17611470082771 × 12 pints.

Another way is saying that 12 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.17611470082771 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve pints is approximately five point six seven eight liters:

12 pt ≅ 5.678 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point one seven six times twelve pints.

Conversion table

pints to liters chart

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