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 280 gallons into pints we have to multiply 280 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

280 gal → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 280 gal × 8 pt

V_(pt) = 2240 pt

The final result is:

280 gal → 2240 pt

We conclude that 280 gallons is equivalent to 2240 pints:

280 gallons = 2240 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.00044642857142857 × 280 gallons.

Another way is saying that 280 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00044642857142857 pints.

Approximate result

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

280 gal ≅ 2240 pt

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