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 279 fluid ounces into pints we have to multiply 279 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

279 fl oz → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 279 fl oz × 0.0625 pt

V_(pt) = 17.4375 pt

The final result is:

279 fl oz → 17.4375 pt

We conclude that 279 fluid ounces is equivalent to 17.4375 pints:

279 fluid ounces = 17.4375 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.057347670250896 × 279 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 279 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.057347670250896 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-nine fluid ounces is approximately seventeen point four three eight pints:

279 fl oz ≅ 17.438 pt

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