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 272 pints into quarts we have to multiply 272 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

272 pt → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 272 pt × 0.5 qt

V_(qt) = 136 qt

The final result is:

272 pt → 136 qt

We conclude that 272 pints is equivalent to 136 quarts:

272 pints = 136 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.0073529411764706 × 272 pints.

Another way is saying that 272 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0073529411764706 quarts.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-two pints is approximately one hundred thirty-six quarts:

272 pt ≅ 136 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero zero seven times two hundred seventy-two 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