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 278.9 fluid ounces into pints we have to multiply 278.9 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

278.9 fl oz → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 278.9 fl oz × 0.0625 pt

V_(pt) = 17.43125 pt

The final result is:

278.9 fl oz → 17.43125 pt

We conclude that 278.9 fluid ounces is equivalent to 17.43125 pints:

278.9 fluid ounces = 17.43125 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.057368232341341 × 278.9 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 278.9 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.057368232341341 pints.

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 nine fluid ounces is approximately seventeen point four three one pints:

278.9 fl oz ≅ 17.431 pt

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