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 120 pints into gallons we have to multiply 120 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

120 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 120 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 15 gal

The final result is:

120 pt → 15 gal

We conclude that 120 pints is equivalent to 15 gallons:

120 pints = 15 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.066666666666667 × 120 pints.

Another way is saying that 120 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.066666666666667 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty pints is approximately fifteen gallons:

120 pt ≅ 15 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero six seven times one hundred twenty 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