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 1280 cups into pints we have to multiply 1280 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

1280 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 1280 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 640 pt

The final result is:

1280 cup → 640 pt

We conclude that 1280 cups is equivalent to 640 pints:

1280 cups = 640 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0015625 × 1280 cups.

Another way is saying that 1280 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015625 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 eighty cups is approximately six hundred forty pints:

1280 cup ≅ 640 pt

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