Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to pints is 8, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 8 pints:

1 gal = 8 pt

To convert 1242 gallons into pints we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 8 pt

1242 gal → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 1242 gal × 8 pt

V_(pt) = 9936 pt

The final result is:

1242 gal → 9936 pt

We conclude that 1242 gallons is equivalent to 9936 pints:

1242 gallons = 9936 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.00010064412238325 × 1242 gallons.

Another way is saying that 1242 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010064412238325 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 forty-two gallons is approximately nine thousand nine hundred thirty-six pints:

1242 gal ≅ 9936 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred forty-two gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to pints chart

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