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 173 pints into quarts we have to multiply 173 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

173 pt → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 173 pt × 0.5 qt

V_(qt) = 86.5 qt

The final result is:

173 pt → 86.5 qt

We conclude that 173 pints is equivalent to 86.5 quarts:

173 pints = 86.5 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.011560693641618 × 173 pints.

Another way is saying that 173 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011560693641618 quarts.

Approximate result

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

173 pt ≅ 86.5 qt

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