Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to cups is 2, which means that 1 pint is equal to 2 cups:

1 pt = 2 cup

To convert 285 pints into cups we have to multiply 285 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 2 cup

285 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 285 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 570 cup

The final result is:

285 pt → 570 cup

We conclude that 285 pints is equivalent to 570 cups:

285 pints = 570 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0017543859649123 × 285 pints.

Another way is saying that 285 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017543859649123 cups.

Approximate result

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

285 pt ≅ 570 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero two times two hundred eighty-five pints.

Conversion table

pints to cups chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pints to cups