Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:

1 pt = 0.125 gal

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

1 pt → 0.125 gal

285 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 285 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 35.625 gal

The final result is:

285 pt → 35.625 gal

We conclude that 285 pints is equivalent to 35.625 gallons:

285 pints = 35.625 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.028070175438596 × 285 pints.

Another way is saying that 285 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.028070175438596 gallons.

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 thirty-five point six two five gallons:

285 pt ≅ 35.625 gal

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

Conversion table

pints to gallons chart

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