Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:

1 pt = 0.125 gal

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

1 pt → 0.125 gal

279 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 279 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 34.875 gal

The final result is:

279 pt → 34.875 gal

We conclude that 279 pints is equivalent to 34.875 gallons:

279 pints = 34.875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.028673835125448 × 279 pints.

Another way is saying that 279 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.028673835125448 gallons.

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 thirty-four point eight seven five gallons:

279 pt ≅ 34.875 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero two nine times two hundred seventy-nine pints.

Conversion table

pints to gallons chart

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