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 fluid ounces into pints we have to multiply 278 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 fl oz → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 278 fl oz × 0.0625 pt

V_(pt) = 17.375 pt

The final result is:

278 fl oz → 17.375 pt

We conclude that 278 fluid ounces is equivalent to 17.375 pints:

278 fluid ounces = 17.375 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.057553956834532 × 278 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 278 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.057553956834532 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 fluid ounces is approximately seventeen point three seven five pints:

278 fl oz ≅ 17.375 pt

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