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 3988 pints into gallons we have to multiply 3988 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

3988 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 3988 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 498.5 gal

The final result is:

3988 pt → 498.5 gal

We conclude that 3988 pints is equivalent to 498.5 gallons:

3988 pints = 498.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0020060180541625 × 3988 pints.

Another way is saying that 3988 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020060180541625 gallons.

Approximate result

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

3988 pt ≅ 498.5 gal

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