Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to pints is 0.5, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.5 pints:

1 cup = 0.5 pt

To convert 1200 cups into pints we have to multiply 1200 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.5 pt

1200 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 1200 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 600 pt

The final result is:

1200 cup → 600 pt

We conclude that 1200 cups is equivalent to 600 pints:

1200 cups = 600 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0016666666666667 × 1200 cups.

Another way is saying that 1200 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016666666666667 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred cups is approximately six hundred pints:

1200 cup ≅ 600 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand two hundred cups.

Conversion table

cups to pints chart

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