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 3840 pints into gallons we have to multiply 3840 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

3840 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 3840 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 480 gal

The final result is:

3840 pt → 480 gal

We conclude that 3840 pints is equivalent to 480 gallons:

3840 pints = 480 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0020833333333333 × 3840 pints.

Another way is saying that 3840 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020833333333333 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand eight hundred forty pints is approximately four hundred eighty gallons:

3840 pt ≅ 480 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero two times three thousand eight hundred forty 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