Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to pints is 8, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 8 pints:

1 gal = 8 pt

To convert 279 gallons into pints we have to multiply 279 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 8 pt

279 gal → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 279 gal × 8 pt

V_(pt) = 2232 pt

The final result is:

279 gal → 2232 pt

We conclude that 279 gallons is equivalent to 2232 pints:

279 gallons = 2232 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.00044802867383513 × 279 gallons.

Another way is saying that 279 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00044802867383513 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 gallons is approximately two thousand two hundred thirty-two pints:

279 gal ≅ 2232 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero times two hundred seventy-nine gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to pints chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from gallons to pints