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 2987 pints into cups we have to multiply 2987 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

2987 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 2987 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 5974 cup

The final result is:

2987 pt → 5974 cup

We conclude that 2987 pints is equivalent to 5974 cups:

2987 pints = 5974 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00016739203213927 × 2987 pints.

Another way is saying that 2987 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00016739203213927 cups.

Approximate result

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

2987 pt ≅ 5974 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times two thousand nine hundred eighty-seven 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