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 420 pints into cups we have to multiply 420 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

420 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 420 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 840 cup

The final result is:

420 pt → 840 cup

We conclude that 420 pints is equivalent to 840 cups:

420 pints = 840 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0011904761904762 × 420 pints.

Another way is saying that 420 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011904761904762 cups.

Approximate result

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

420 pt ≅ 840 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred twenty 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