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 172 cups into pints we have to multiply 172 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

172 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 172 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 86 pt

The final result is:

172 cup → 86 pt

We conclude that 172 cups is equivalent to 86 pints:

172 cups = 86 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.011627906976744 × 172 cups.

Another way is saying that 172 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011627906976744 pints.

Approximate result

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

172 cup ≅ 86 pt

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