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 279 pints into cups we have to multiply 279 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

279 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 279 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 558 cup

The final result is:

279 pt → 558 cup

We conclude that 279 pints is equivalent to 558 cups:

279 pints = 558 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0017921146953405 × 279 pints.

Another way is saying that 279 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017921146953405 cups.

Approximate result

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

279 pt ≅ 558 cup

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