Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to pints is 0.5, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.5 pints:

1 cup = 0.5 pt

To convert 280 cups into pints we have to multiply 280 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.5 pt

280 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 280 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 140 pt

The final result is:

280 cup → 140 pt

We conclude that 280 cups is equivalent to 140 pints:

280 cups = 140 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0071428571428571 × 280 cups.

Another way is saying that 280 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0071428571428571 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred eighty cups is approximately one hundred forty pints:

280 cup ≅ 140 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero point zero zero seven times two hundred eighty cups.

Conversion table

cups to pints chart

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