Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to quarts is 0.5, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.5 quarts:

1 pt = 0.5 qt

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

1 pt → 0.5 qt

1200 pt → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 1200 pt × 0.5 qt

V_(qt) = 600 qt

The final result is:

1200 pt → 600 qt

We conclude that 1200 pints is equivalent to 600 quarts:

1200 pints = 600 quarts

Alternative conversion

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

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

Approximate result

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

1200 pt ≅ 600 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand two hundred pints.

Conversion table

pints to quarts chart

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