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 285 cups into pints we have to multiply 285 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

285 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 285 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 142.5 pt

The final result is:

285 cup → 142.5 pt

We conclude that 285 cups is equivalent to 142.5 pints:

285 cups = 142.5 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0070175438596491 × 285 cups.

Another way is saying that 285 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0070175438596491 pints.

Approximate result

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

285 cup ≅ 142.5 pt

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