Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to cups is 2, which means that 1 pint is equal to 2 cups:

1 pt = 2 cup

To convert 196 pints into cups we have to multiply 196 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 2 cup

196 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 196 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 392 cup

The final result is:

196 pt → 392 cup

We conclude that 196 pints is equivalent to 392 cups:

196 pints = 392 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0025510204081633 × 196 pints.

Another way is saying that 196 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025510204081633 cups.

Approximate result

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

196 pt ≅ 392 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero three times one hundred ninety-six pints.

Conversion table

pints to cups chart

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