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 280 fluid ounces into pints we have to multiply 280 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

280 fl oz → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 280 fl oz × 0.0625 pt

V_(pt) = 17.5 pt

The final result is:

280 fl oz → 17.5 pt

We conclude that 280 fluid ounces is equivalent to 17.5 pints:

280 fluid ounces = 17.5 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.057142857142857 × 280 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 280 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.057142857142857 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred eighty fluid ounces is approximately seventeen point five pints:

280 fl oz ≅ 17.5 pt

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