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 240 pints into gallons we have to multiply 240 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

240 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 240 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 30 gal

The final result is:

240 pt → 30 gal

We conclude that 240 pints is equivalent to 30 gallons:

240 pints = 30 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.033333333333333 × 240 pints.

Another way is saying that 240 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.033333333333333 gallons.

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 thirty gallons:

240 pt ≅ 30 gal

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