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 285 fluid ounces into pints we have to multiply 285 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

285 fl oz → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 285 fl oz × 0.0625 pt

V_(pt) = 17.8125 pt

The final result is:

285 fl oz → 17.8125 pt

We conclude that 285 fluid ounces is equivalent to 17.8125 pints:

285 fluid ounces = 17.8125 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.056140350877193 × 285 fluid ounces.

Another way is saying that 285 fluid ounces is equal to 1 ÷ 0.056140350877193 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 fluid ounces is approximately seventeen point eight one three pints:

285 fl oz ≅ 17.813 pt

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