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 255 pints into gallons we have to multiply 255 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

255 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 255 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 31.875 gal

The final result is:

255 pt → 31.875 gal

We conclude that 255 pints is equivalent to 31.875 gallons:

255 pints = 31.875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.031372549019608 × 255 pints.

Another way is saying that 255 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.031372549019608 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-five pints is approximately thirty-one point eight seven five gallons:

255 pt ≅ 31.875 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero three one times two hundred fifty-five 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