Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to fluid ounces is 16, which means that 1 pint is equal to 16 fluid ounces:

1 pt = 16 fl oz

To convert 17 pints into fluid ounces we have to multiply 17 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to fluid ounces. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 16 fl oz

17 pt → V_{(fl oz)}

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in fluid ounces:

V_{(fl oz)} = 17 pt × 16 fl oz

V_{(fl oz)} = 272 fl oz

The final result is:

17 pt → 272 fl oz

We conclude that 17 pints is equivalent to 272 fluid ounces:

17 pints = 272 fluid ounces

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 fluid ounce is equal to 0.0036764705882353 × 17 pints.

Another way is saying that 17 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036764705882353 fluid ounces.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen pints is approximately two hundred seventy-two fluid ounces:

17 pt ≅ 272 fl oz

An alternative is also that one fluid ounce is approximately zero point zero zero four times seventeen pints.

Conversion table

pints to fluid ounces chart

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