Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:

1 pt = 0.125 gal

To convert 1996 pints into gallons we have to multiply 1996 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 0.125 gal

1996 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 1996 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 249.5 gal

The final result is:

1996 pt → 249.5 gal

We conclude that 1996 pints is equivalent to 249.5 gallons:

1996 pints = 249.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0040080160320641 × 1996 pints.

Another way is saying that 1996 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0040080160320641 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred ninety-six pints is approximately two hundred forty-nine point five gallons:

1996 pt ≅ 249.5 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times one thousand nine hundred ninety-six pints.

Conversion table

pints to gallons chart

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