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 242 pints into cups we have to multiply 242 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

242 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 242 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 484 cup

The final result is:

242 pt → 484 cup

We conclude that 242 pints is equivalent to 484 cups:

242 pints = 484 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0020661157024793 × 242 pints.

Another way is saying that 242 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020661157024793 cups.

Approximate result

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

242 pt ≅ 484 cup

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