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 284 cups into pints we have to multiply 284 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

284 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 284 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 142 pt

The final result is:

284 cup → 142 pt

We conclude that 284 cups is equivalent to 142 pints:

284 cups = 142 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0070422535211268 × 284 cups.

Another way is saying that 284 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0070422535211268 pints.

Approximate result

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

284 cup ≅ 142 pt

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