Conversion formula

The conversion factor from fluid ounces to pints is 0.0625, which means that 1 fluid ounce is equal to 0.0625 pints:

1 fl oz = 0.0625 pt

To convert 256 fluid ounces into pints we have to multiply 256 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from fluid ounces to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 fl oz → 0.0625 pt

256 fl oz → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 256 fl oz × 0.0625 pt

V_(pt) = 16 pt

The final result is:

256 fl oz → 16 pt

We conclude that 256 fluid ounces is equivalent to 16 pints:

256 fluid ounces = 16 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0625 × 256 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 256 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0625 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-six fluid ounces is approximately sixteen pints:

256 fl oz ≅ 16 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero point zero six three times two hundred fifty-six fluid ounces.

Conversion table

fluid ounces to pints chart

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