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 278.5 pints into cups we have to multiply 278.5 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

278.5 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 278.5 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 557 cup

The final result is:

278.5 pt → 557 cup

We conclude that 278.5 pints is equivalent to 557 cups:

278.5 pints = 557 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0017953321364452 × 278.5 pints.

Another way is saying that 278.5 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017953321364452 cups.

Approximate result

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

278.5 pt ≅ 557 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero two times two hundred seventy-eight point five 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