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 2.6 pints into cups we have to multiply 2.6 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

2.6 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 2.6 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 5.2 cup

The final result is:

2.6 pt → 5.2 cup

We conclude that 2.6 pints is equivalent to 5.2 cups:

2.6 pints = 5.2 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.19230769230769 × 2.6 pints.

Another way is saying that 2.6 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19230769230769 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two point six pints is approximately five point two cups:

2.6 pt ≅ 5.2 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point one nine two times two point 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