Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to liters is 0.473176475, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.473176475 liters:

1 pt = 0.473176475 L

To convert 42 pints into liters we have to multiply 42 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 0.473176475 L

42 pt → V_(L)

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

V_(L) = 42 pt × 0.473176475 L

V_(L) = 19.87341195 L

The final result is:

42 pt → 19.87341195 L

We conclude that 42 pints is equivalent to 19.87341195 liters:

42 pints = 19.87341195 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 0.050318485950773 × 42 pints.

Another way is saying that 42 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.050318485950773 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two pints is approximately nineteen point eight seven three liters:

42 pt ≅ 19.873 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately zero point zero five times forty-two pints.

Conversion table

pints to liters chart

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