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 290 cups into pints we have to multiply 290 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

290 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 290 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 145 pt

The final result is:

290 cup → 145 pt

We conclude that 290 cups is equivalent to 145 pints:

290 cups = 145 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0068965517241379 × 290 cups.

Another way is saying that 290 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0068965517241379 pints.

Approximate result

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

290 cup ≅ 145 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero point zero zero seven times two hundred ninety 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