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 170 cups into pints we have to multiply 170 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

170 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 170 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 85 pt

The final result is:

170 cup → 85 pt

We conclude that 170 cups is equivalent to 85 pints:

170 cups = 85 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.011764705882353 × 170 cups.

Another way is saying that 170 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011764705882353 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy cups is approximately eighty-five pints:

170 cup ≅ 85 pt

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