Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to quarts is 0.5, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.5 quarts:

1 pt = 0.5 qt

To convert 240 pints into quarts we have to multiply 240 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to quarts. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 0.5 qt

240 pt → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 240 pt × 0.5 qt

V_(qt) = 120 qt

The final result is:

240 pt → 120 qt

We conclude that 240 pints is equivalent to 120 quarts:

240 pints = 120 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.0083333333333333 × 240 pints.

Another way is saying that 240 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0083333333333333 quarts.

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 one hundred twenty quarts:

240 pt ≅ 120 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero zero eight times two hundred forty pints.

Conversion table

pints to quarts chart

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