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 240 pints into cups we have to multiply 240 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

240 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 240 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 480 cup

The final result is:

240 pt → 480 cup

We conclude that 240 pints is equivalent to 480 cups:

240 pints = 480 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0020833333333333 × 240 pints.

Another way is saying that 240 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020833333333333 cups.

Approximate result

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

240 pt ≅ 480 cup

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