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 170 pints into quarts we have to multiply 170 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

170 pt → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 170 pt × 0.5 qt

V_(qt) = 85 qt

The final result is:

170 pt → 85 qt

We conclude that 170 pints is equivalent to 85 quarts:

170 pints = 85 quarts

Alternative conversion

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

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

Approximate result

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

170 pt ≅ 85 qt

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